flautist

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UK/ˈflɔːtɪst/US/ˈflaʊtɪst/

noun

One who plays the flute.

Similar
auleteflute-playerfluterflutistflute player
OriginItalian flautista →
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Meanings

nounflautist (plural flautists)

plural flautists · alternative flutist

  1. entertainmentOne who plays the flute.

    The flautist Bezaly adds to the impressive list of flute concertos dedicated to her with the composer Pulkkis’s contribution to the genre.

    2007 July 28, Rick Jones, “Sharon Bezaly / Uljas Pulkkis: Enchanted Garden”, in Times of London

    Synonyms: aulete, flute-player, fluter, flutist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who plays the flute.

Similar
auleteflute-playerfluterflutist

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who plays the flute

Similar
flutistflute player
Broader
musicianinstrumentalistplayer
Also see
aulete

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianflauto
  2. Italianflautista
  3. Englishflautist

Borrowed from Italian flautista.

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Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek αὐλητής, αὐλητρίς
  • αὐλητής (aulētḗs)flute player
  • αὐλητρίς (aulētrís)flute player
Catalan flautista
  • flautistaflute player
Czech flétnista
  • flétnistaflute player
Dutch fluitist, fluitiste
  • fluitistflute player
  • fluitisteflute player
Esperanto flutludisto, flutludanto
  • flutludistoflute player
  • flutludantoflute player
  • flutistoflute player
Finnish huilisti
  • huilistiflute player
French flûtiste, flutiste
  • flûtisteflute player
  • flutisteflute player
German Flötenspieler, Flötenspielerin
  • Flötenspielerflute player
  • Flötenspielerinflute player
  • Flötistflute player
  • Flötistinflute player
Greek φλαουτίστας, φλαουτίστα
  • φλαουτίστας (flaoutístas)flute player
  • φλαουτίστα (flaoutísta)flute player
  • φλαουτίστρια (flaoutístria)flute player
Hungarian fuvolaművész, fuvolista
  • fuvolaművészflute player
  • fuvolistaflute player
Icelandic flautuleikari
  • flautuleikariflute player
Irish fliúiteadóir
  • fliúiteadóirflute player
Italian flautista
  • flautistaflute player
Japanese フルーティスト
  • フルーティスト (furūtisuto)flute player
Korean 플루티스트
  • 플루티스트 (peullutiseuteu)flute player
Latin tībīcen, tībīcina
  • tībīcenflute player
  • tībīcinaflute player
Latvian flautists, flautiste
  • flautistsflute player
  • flautisteflute player
Māori kaiwhakatangi kōauau, kaiwhakatangi pūtōrino
  • kaiwhakatangi kōauauflute player
  • kaiwhakatangi pūtōrinoflute player
Persian نیزن
  • نیزن (ney-zan)flute player
Polish flecista, flecistka
  • flecistaflute player
  • flecistkaflute player
Portuguese flautista
  • flautistaflute player
Romanian flautist, flautistă
  • flautistflute player
  • flautistăflute player
Russian флейти́ст, флейти́стка
  • флейти́ст (flejtíst)flute player
  • флейти́стка (flejtístka)flute player
Spanish flautista
  • flautistaflute player
Swedish flöjtist
  • flöjtistflute player
Turkish flütçü
  • flütçüflute player
Ukrainian флейти́ст, флейти́стка
  • флейти́ст (flejtýst)flute player
  • флейти́стка (flejtýstka)flute player
Welsh ffliwtydd
  • ffliwtyddflute player
Yiddish פֿלייטיסט
  • פֿלייטיסט (fleytist)flute player
Cite this entry
APA

flautist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flautist

MLA

“flautist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flautist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flautist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flautist.

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