lutenistEtymologyBorrowed from Medieval Latin lutanista, from lutana (“lute”), from Middle French lut. By surface analysis, lute + -n- + -ist.lutenist means one who plays the lute, a lutist. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.nounOne who plays the lute, a lutist.“A group of composers, variously known as the madrigalists, the lutenists, or the virginalists (depending on the medium for which they were writing), produced vast quantities of attractive music, mostly for amateur consumption.”