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flautist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈflɔːtɪst/
  • US: /ˈflaʊtɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who plays the flute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aulete, flute-player, fluter, flutist

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who plays the flute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flutist, flute player

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Italian flauto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. Italian -ista Italian flautistabor. English flautist Borrowed from Italian flautista.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆլեյտահար (fleytahar) — flute player
  • Belarusian: флейты́ст (fljejtýst) — flute player
  • Belarusian: флейты́стка (fljejtýstka) — flute player
  • Catalan: flautista — flute player
  • Czech: flétnista — flute player
  • Dutch: fluitist — flute player
  • Dutch: fluitiste — flute player
  • Esperanto: flutludisto — flute player
  • Esperanto: flutludanto — flute player
  • Esperanto: flutisto — flute player
  • Finnish: huilisti — flute player
  • French: flûtiste — flute player
  • French: flutiste — flute player
  • Galician: frautista — flute player
  • Georgian: ფლეიტისტი (pleiṭisṭi) — flute player
  • German: Flötenspieler — flute player
  • German: Flötenspielerin — flute player
  • German: Flötist — flute player
  • German: Flötistin — flute player
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰 (swiglja) — flute player
  • Greek: φλαουτίστας (flaoutístas) — flute player
  • Greek: φλαουτίστα (flaoutísta) — flute player
  • Greek: φλαουτίστρια (flaoutístria) — flute player
  • Ancient Greek: αὐλητής (aulētḗs) — flute player
  • Ancient Greek: αὐλητρίς (aulētrís) — flute player
  • Hungarian: fuvolaművész — flute player
  • Hungarian: fuvolista — flute player
  • Icelandic: flautuleikari — flute player
  • Irish: fliúiteadóir — flute player
  • Italian: flautista — flute player
  • Latin: tībīcen — flute player
  • Latin: tībīcina — flute player
  • Latvian: flautists — flute player
  • Latvian: flautiste — flute player
  • Macedonian: флејти́ст (flejtíst) — flute player
  • Māori: kaiwhakatangi kōauau — flute player
  • Māori: kaiwhakatangi pūtōrino — flute player
  • Nahuatl: tlapitzani — flute player
  • Persian: نیزن (ney-zan) — flute player
  • Middle Persian: nʾdslʾd (nāy-srāy) — flute player
  • Polish: flecista — flute player
  • Polish: flecistka — flute player
  • Portuguese: flautista — flute player
  • Romanian: flautist — flute player
  • Romanian: flautistă — flute player
  • Russian: флейти́ст (flejtíst) — flute player
  • Russian: флейти́стка (flejtístka) — flute player
  • Spanish: flautista — flute player
  • Swedish: flöjtist — flute player
  • Turkish: flütçü — flute player
  • Ukrainian: флейти́ст (flejtýst) — flute player
  • Ukrainian: флейти́стка (flejtýstka) — flute player
  • Welsh: ffliwtydd — flute player
  • Yiddish: פֿלייטיסט (fleytist) — flute player