flautist

noun

flau·​tist ˈflȯ-tist How to pronounce flautist (audio) ˈflau̇- How to pronounce flautist (audio)
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Walter Parazaider, co-founder, saxophonist and flautist in the rock band Chicago, has died following a battle with Alzheimer’s, the band confirmed on Wednesday. Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 The force of the example, as Taggart explains, lies in us forgetting that Lizzo was once an oddball rapper-flautist who was anointed by Prince; an indie artist with pipes who endeared herself to mean Brooklyn gays. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026 O’Brien works again with some familiar faces (Selway, Earth alum Dave Okumu), but also revamps his supporting cast to include Adele/Paul McCartney producer Paul Epworth, jazz flautist Shabaka Hutchings, and, most crucially, Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 28 May 2026 In March of 1967, Winwood left the Spencer Davis Group and formed Traffic with Mason, Capaldi, and flautist Chris Wood. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flautist

Word History

Etymology

Italian flautista, from flauto flute, from Old Occitan flaut

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flautist was in 1860

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“Flautist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flautist. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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