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synthesist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• sĭnʹthĭsĭst (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From synthesize + -ist.

Meanings

1. One who synthesizes.
   • By taking widely disparate streams that haven't been formally in contact with each other, you become a synthesist and create new forms. 2006, Peter Lavezzoli, The dawn of Indian music in the West: Bhairavi, page 163:
2. A musician who programs or plays a synthesizer.
   • None of these had the artistry of Carlos and often used the Moog to play a solo line from a standard pop tune. None were hits. The use of the synthesizer for emulation was, as I have said, rejected by many early synthesists. 2006, Evan Selinger, Postphenomenology: a critical companion to Ihde, page 61:

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