lutist
(ˈl(j)uːtɪst)
[f. lute n.1 + -ist.]
a. A lute-player. (Cf. lutenist.) b. A maker of lutes.
| 1627 Hakewill Apol. (1630) 254 Imitation of Claudian in expressing a controversie betweene a lutist and a nightingale. 1814 Mrs J. West Alicia de Lacy II. 47 The lady retained..a taborer, a lutist, and a player on the rebeck. 1863 Longfellow Wayside Inn i. Prel. 280 The instrument on which he played..A marvel of the lutist's art. |