ˈflüd.ə(r), -ütə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English flauter, flautour, from Old French flouteor, from flouter to play the flute + -eor -or — more at flute
1. archaic : flutist
2.
[ flute (II) + -er ]
a. : a worker who flutes (as furniture parts or curtain ruffles) by hand or by machine
b. : a tool or implement for making flutings