What is the Latin word for lutanist?

The usual Latin words for “lutanist” are lyricen, lyristēs, citharista; also fidicen, citharoedus, Stātius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“lutanist” in Latin

lyricena lyreplayer, a lyrist lyristēslute-player, lyrist citharistacithara player fidicena lutist, lyrist, harpist; a lyric poet, a lyricist citharoedussinger who accompanies himself on the cithara Stātiusa masculine praenomen, famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

lutanist

perhaps lyricen (Statius); lyristes (Plin., Ep.); citharista, fidicen (Cic.); citharoedus (Cic., that sings to the instrument).

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What is the Latin word for lutanist?: The usual Latin words for “lutanist” are lyricen, lyristēs, citharista; also fidicen, citharoedus, Stātius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.