fluiter

Dutch

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Etymology

From fluiten (“to whistle”) +‎ -er; thus, "whistler".

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -œy̯tər

Noun

fluiter m (plural fluiters, diminutive fluitertje n)

1. A fluter, flute player, flutist

   Synonyms: fluitist, fluitspeler

2. A whistler; whistleblower
3. The wood warbler, a songbird of the species Phylloscopus sibilator

Derived terms

• bergfluiter
• regenfluiter
• tuinfluiter

Related terms

• flierefluiter
• fluitketel
• gefluit

Further reading

• fluiter (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Latin

Verb

fluiter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fluitō