FLAUTIST


Meaning of FLAUTIST in English

/ ˈflɔːtɪst; NAmE ˈflaʊtɪst/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE flut·ist ) noun

a person who plays the flute

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (superseding 17th-cent. flutist in British English use): from Italian flautista , from flauto flute.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.