LUTENIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lutenist mean? 

• LUTENIST (noun)
  The noun LUTENIST has 1 sense:

1. a musician who plays the lute

  Familiarity information: LUTENIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUTENIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musician who plays the lute

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

lutanist; lutenist; lutist

Hypernyms ("lutenist" 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)