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lutenist

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who plays the lute, a lutist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a musician who plays the lute

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lutist, lutanist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player

Narrower terms: Dowland, John Dowland

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lutanista, from lutana (“lute”), from Middle French lut. By surface analysis, lute + -n- + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: loutnista — one who plays the lute
  • Hungarian: lantos — one who plays the lute
  • Irish: seinnteoir liúite — one who plays the lute
  • Irish: liúiteadóir — one who plays the lute
  • Italian: liutista — one who plays the lute
  • Portuguese: alaudista — one who plays the lute
  • Russian: лютни́ст (ljutníst) — one who plays the lute
  • Russian: лютни́стка (ljutnístka) — one who plays the lute