as in violinist
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of flutist
Japanese percussionist and bamboo flutist Kaoru Watanabe and Sicilian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi contribute to the polyrhythmic grooves and spacious, reflective passages.
—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.
—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
The 43-year-old professional flutist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
—
CNN Money,
13 Dec. 2025
The long-running traditional Irish music band, led by flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden, brings its holiday show to Washington County.
—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flutist
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
It will be played by flutist Mark Teplitsky, violinist Eric Gratz, cellist Julian Schwartz and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard.
—
Deborah Martin,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Jan. 2026
The 43-year-old professional flutist was convicted in 2021 on charges including conspiracy to seize power and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
—
CNN Money,
13 Dec. 2025
The long-running traditional Irish music band, led by flutist and whistle player Joanie Madden, brings its holiday show to Washington County.
—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flutist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flutist
Noun
-
He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink.
-
Ray McMillian is a talented Black classical violinist who defies systemic racism and his family’s discouragement to achieve musical success.
Noun
-
The Fremont software engineer and entrepreneur has carved out a bustling career as a jazz pianist, a realm where children of the Great Depression share the bandstand with Gen Z teenagers.
-
Kelly's Quinn is a pianist who returns to Ransom Canyon to run Gracie's.
Noun
-
The upbeat song in which Jagger envisions the end of the world also features Winwood on piano and organ, Watt on synths and background vocals, saxophonist James King, and trumpeter Ron Blake.
-
Some 40 minutes later, Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist Dino Soldo returned to address the audience and thanked the audience for their patience.
Noun
-
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.
-
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.
Noun
-
Principal oboist Jennifer Corning Lucio and principal cellist Allan Steele found a happy medium in between, Steele dispatching flashy writing with particularly impressive aplomb.
Noun
-
His debut on the annual awards program’s main stage featured a live guitarist amplifying the atmospheric vibe of the flirtatious song.
-
Singer and guitarist Corin Tucker reunites with her punk band, Heavens to Betsy, for their first show in 32 years in Portland, Oregon, on June 25.
Noun
-
The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.
-
On The Mountain The duo Dyad — violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn — performs their own arrangements of selections from Ernest Bloch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Irving Berlin, Bruce Babcock, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and George Gershwin.
Noun
-
The core group now augments itself with the bass clarinetist Madison Greenstone, trombonist Weston Olencki, and, for the first time in the band’s history, vocals.
-
Rollins and his two older siblings were all introduced to music early by their father, who was a clarinetist.
Cite this Entry
“Flutist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flutist. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
