synthesiser
1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods • Syn: synthesist, synthesizer • Derivationally related forms: synthesise, synthesize (for: synthesizer), synthesis (for: synthesist) • Hypernyms: intellectual, intellect 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 • Syn: synthesizer • Derivationally related forms: synthesise, synthesize (for: synthesizer) • Topics: music • Hypernyms: electronic instrument, electronic musical instrument, keyboard instrument
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