LUTANIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A musician who plays the lute

Synonyms:

lutanist; lutenist; lutist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lutanist" is a kind of...):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Instance hyponyms:

Dowland; John Dowland (English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626))

Derivation:

lute (chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard)