Definition of Luthier

1. Noun. A craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins).

Generic synonyms: Artificer, Artisan, Craftsman, Journeyman

Definition of Luthier

1. Noun. A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Luthier

1. one who makes stringed instruments [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Luthier

lutes
lutestring
lutestrings
lutetium
lutetium oxide
lutetiums
luteum
luteus
lutfisk
lutfisks
luth
lutheran blood-group system
lutherie
luthern
lutherns
luthier (current term)
luthiers
luthiery
luticole
luticolous
lutidine
lutidines
luting
luting agent
lutings
lutist
lutists
lutose
lutrine
lutropin

Literary usage of Luthier

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Music and manners in France and Germany by Henry Fothergill Chorley (1841)
"The Organ destroyed. — The Libretto, l>y M. Emile Deschamps. — Its Class of Subject, favourite. — " Le luthier de Vienne." — " La Sym- phonie. ..."

2. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"Among colouring matters the author cites the staples of the modern luthier, sandal-wood and dragon's blood, also madder steeped in tartaric acid, log-wood, ..."

3. De Fidiculis Bibliographia: Being an Attempt Towards a Bibliography of the by Edward Heron-Allen (1890)
"Nouveau Manuel complet | et traitant | de la confection de l'Archet ; | de la Fabrication des Cordes harmoniques employées par le luthier, ..."

4. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart (1875)
"The Italian, to the astonishment of the luthier, was not long in verifying his ... The countenance of the luthier brightened when he beheld this unexpected ..."

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