flutist

noun

flut·​ist ˈflü-tist How to pronounce flutist (audio)
: one who plays a flute

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My son swayed gently between my legs, still wearing last night’s jammies, azure eyes trained on the flutist’s quivering embouchure. Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 Many of those songs and others are in the musical (a booklet in the Playbill introduces each one, with illustrations by the flutist Hery Paz), along with most of those musicians and singers. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025 Produced by flutist Jane Lenoir and percussionist Brian Rice, half of the Berkeley Choro Ensemble, the festival focuses on bringing the finest musicians from Brazil to the Bay Area. Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025 Many of those songs and others are in the musical (a booklet in the Playbill introduces each one, with illustrations by the flutist Hery Paz), along with most of those musicians and singers. Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flutist

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flutist was in 1603

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“Flutist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flutist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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flutist

noun
flut·​ist ˈflüt-əst How to pronounce flutist (audio)
: a flute player

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