Obs. [f. FLUTE sb.1; cf. Ger. flötenist, Eng. lutenist.] A flute-player, a flutist.
1647. R. Stapylton, Juvenal, III. 42.
| These village-known cheeks, that in Country listes | |
| Were fencers men, these sometimes Flutenistes, | |
| Bear office now. |
1687. trans. Heliodorus, I. 24. You have heard of Arsinoe, the Flutenist, and her Familiarity with him.
1718. The Free-Thinker, No. 37, 19 June, ¶ 6. He hires one W—r to play on the Flute in his outward Room, while he is so deep in his Studies, that he does not hear a Note; and think to enjoy the Credit of being a very Idle Fine Gentleman, and an excellent Flutenist.
