The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lutanist \Lut"a*nist\, n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See Lute the instrument.] A person that plays on the lute. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lutanist n 1: a musician who plays the lute [syn: lutist, lutanist, lutenist]