SYNTHESIZER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synthesizer mean? 

• SYNTHESIZER (noun)
  The noun SYNTHESIZER has 2 senses:

1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods

2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments

  Familiarity information: SYNTHESIZER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYNTHESIZER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

synthesiser; synthesist; synthesizer

Hypernyms ("synthesizer" is a kind of...):

intellect; intellectual (a person who uses the mind creatively)

Derivation:

synthesize (combine so as to form a more complex, product)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

synthesiser; synthesizer

Hypernyms ("synthesizer" is a kind of...):

electronic instrument; electronic musical instrument (a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically)

keyboard instrument (a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

synthesize (combine so as to form a more complex, product)