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flautist

US/ˈflaʊtɪst/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,235 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: flautists

A flautist is somebody who plays the flute. A fine flautist, the principal flautist, train as a flautist.

It is the British word and flutist the American one, and the British form came in from Italian in the nineteenth century, displacing the older and plainer flutist. Both are correct.

Photos by Yasuhiko Sano, Nov 2005, Buffet Crampon and Yamaha; Editing + Collage Gisbert König · Public domain

Definitions of flautist

  1. 1nounflautistSomebody who plays the flute.C1

    “The orchestra's principal flautist played the solo beautifully.”

flautist is a musician.

Where it comes from

  1. Italian

    flautista

  2. English, today

    flautist

Borrowed from Italian flautista.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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flautist in the wild

  • A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist or flutist.

    Flute

  • William Ingham Brooke Bennett was a British flautist and teacher.

    William Bennett (flautist)

  • Richard Naiff is a British pianist and flautist from London who has performed with the bands Soulsec, The Catacoustics, The Waterboys and The Icicle Works.

    Richard Naiff

  • Johann George Tromlitz, born at Reinsdorf, near Artern, Germany, was a flautist, flute maker and composer.

    Johann George Tromlitz

  • Nick Graham is a British vocalist, songwriter, flautist, pianist and bassist.

    Nick Graham (musician)

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