flutist

noun

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

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Building on her long-running septet, the New York City flutist and composer started setting poetry to music. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 An elbow injury disrupted the career that Elaine Schmidt might have had as a high-level flutist. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025 Anchoring the horn section is saxophonist/flutist Mitch Frohman, a founding member of the SHO who like Hernández established himself on New York’s Latin music scene during the heyday of salsa dura in the mid-‘70s. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024 Elsewhere in the Rolling Stone interview, André 3000 talks about his work as a flutist, his future plans, and his thoughts on making new hip-hop music. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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flutist

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

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