flutist (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[flutist 词源字典]
c. 1600, probably from French flûtiste (see flute (n.) + -ist); replaced Middle English flouter (early 13c., from Old French flauteor) and is preferred in U.S. The British preference is flautist (q.v.), a Continental reborrowing that returns the original diphthong.[flutist etymology, flutist origin, 英语词源]