flautistn.
/ˈflɔːtɪst/, U.S. /ˈflɔdəst/, /ˈflaʊdəst/ Music.
One who plays the flute, a flutist.
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fluterc1400
flute1542
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tibicen1776
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flautist1860
1860 N. Hawthorne Transformation I. x. 153 The flautist poured his breath in quick puffs of jollity.
1879 J. Stainer Music of Bible 80 The attitude will not strike a modern flautist as being either comfortable or convenient.
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