Word.ws English Dictionary

aulete

/ˈɔːliːt/

aulete noun: an aulos player.

Noun

aulete (plural auletes)

  1. (historical) An aulos player.
  2. Synonym of flautist.
    Synonyms:
    flautist

Synonyms of aulete

Forms of aulete

pluralauletes

Origin of aulete

From the Ancient Greek αὐλητής (aulētḗs), from αὐλέω (auléō, “to play the flute”), from αὐλός (aulós, “flute”).

Questions about aulete

What does aulete mean?
Aulete means an aulos player.
What part of speech is aulete?
Aulete is a noun.
How do you pronounce aulete?
Aulete is pronounced /ˈɔːliːt/.
What is the plural of aulete?
The plural of aulete is auletes.

Words near aulete in the dictionary

  1. Auldearn
  2. aulder
  3. auldest
  4. Auldgirth
  5. Aulds
  6. aulete
  7. auletes
  8. auletic
  9. auletrides
  10. auletris
  11. Auletta

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: aulete (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “aulete.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/aulete. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.