Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synthesist

/ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: syn-the-sist
IPA: /ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who synthesizes.

noun

A musician who programs or plays a synthesizer.

Example Sentences

"By taking widely disparate streams that haven't been formally in contact with each other, you become a synthesist and create new forms."
"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."

Etymology

From synthesize + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: synthesize

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

synthesists (plural)

Synonyms

synthesizer synthesiser

Questions

How do you pronounce synthesist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪnθɪsɪst/.
What does synthesist mean?: One who synthesizes.
Where does synthesist come from?: From synthesize + -ist.

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