lutist

[ loo-tist ]

noun

1. a lute player; lutenist.
2. a maker of lutes. lute.

lutist

/ ˈluːtɪst /

noun

1. another word for lutenist
2. a person who makes lutes

Word History and Origins

Origin of lutist¹

First recorded in 1620–30; lute ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

I was always the youngest person in the room and I would often end up being the donkey or the partially obscured lutist or a plant.

From New York Times

That was tricky, but nothing any skilled lutist couldn’t accomplish.

From Literature

"He has called us flutists and lutists and 'cellists—" He stopped and held up a small instrument that he carried in his hand—"Do you know what this is?"

From Project Gutenberg

Mattheson, who wrote in the latter part of the eighteenth century, when the lute was still cultivated, said that a lutist of eighty years must have spent nearly sixty in tuning his instrument.

From Project Gutenberg

Keyed instruments, despite the remonstrances of the lutists, continued to advance toward their present supremacy.

From Project Gutenberg