flute player
2
2.0
- noun
- /fluːt ˈpleɪər/
:
flautista
- Curiosity draws the trio of flute players toward my group.
Why should the best flutes go to the best flute players?
- Why should the best flutes go to the best flute players?
- It's a way of rewarding the virtue of the great flute player.
- Why do you think those of you who voted this way that the best flute should go to the best flute players?
Examples
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The music educator asked the special educator to have the music translated into Braille for a flute player in the band.
Academic text (2006) -
The flute player, Abdulnasser, walked her back to her hotel, gazing intensely into her eyes as he said goodnight.
Fiction book (1990) -
Because you look like a flute player in a wedding band.
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Or are you the official village flute player at night?
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The music of the flute player had not been a dream.
Fiction book (1993) -
Does anyone see a flute player? Zanny asked.
Fiction book (1993) -
(For instance, a flute player would have trouble reading music for a bass instrument.)
Blog text (7) -
The flute player in the smoggy streets of Calcutta, the smell of woodsmoke mixed with sunflower, jasmine, apple, and orange.
Fiction book (2002) -
While the bass player practices individually, the flute player attempts to improvise another melodic motive that fits the repetitive guitar motive.
Academic text (2016) -
The concert featured an outstanding flute player who captivated the audience with her performance.
Synonyms
644
1.8
A person who plays or writes music for others
219
2.2
A person who performs music on an instrument for a living
4
3.2
A person who plays the flute, often as a professional
How Skilled
- US
4
3.2
2
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who plays the flute' is directly and transparently built from 'flute' (the instrument) + 'player' (someone who plays), following a common noun+noun/agent composition pattern. This construction is cross-linguistically regular and follows standard English agent-noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun flute player comes from the simple picture of a player holding a flute and blowing to make music, so it means 'a person who plays the flute'.