flutist
pronunciation
How to pronounce flutist in British English:
UK [ˈflu:tɪst]
How to pronounce flutist in American English:
US [ˈflutɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who plays the flute
Word Origin
- flutist (n.)
- c. 1600, probably from French flûtiste (see flute (n.) + -ist); replaced Middle English flouter (early 13c., from Old French flauteor) and is preferred in U.S. The British preference is flautist (q.v.), a Continental reborrowing that returns the original diphthong.
Example
- 1. Suite from the ballet " the incredible flutist "
- 2. From langfang , professional flutist in army band , like painting and composition .
- 3. Hong spit off the end flutist musk , this general style should be priceless .
- 4. Confederation in order to hit the beat yuhuan , feng fang flutist without accompaniment .
- 5. A fruit fly flew through the flute and into the throat of the frightened flutist .