flutist

[ floo-tist ]

noun
  1. a flute player.

Origin of flutist

1
1595–1605; flute + -ist; see flautist

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How to use flutist in a sentence

  • He was a good flutist, gave four or five lessons a week, and played in the small orchestras of second-rate theatres.

    The Patriot | Antonio Fogazzaro
  • The flutist was wild, but presently he calmed down, and played us a nice little tune.

    The Patriot | Antonio Fogazzaro

British Dictionary definitions for flutist

flutist

/ (ˈfluːtɪst) /


noun
  1. mainly US and Canadian a variant of flautist

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