synthesizer

noun

syn·​the·​siz·​er ˈsin(t)-thə-ˌsī-zər 

1

: one that synthesizes

an expert synthesizer of diverse views

2

: a usually computerized electronic apparatus for the production and control of sound (as for producing music)

Examples of synthesizer in a Sentence

The band used a synthesizer for the drumbeat.

Recent Examples on the Web

The first ones float in from a variety of keyboard/synthesizers, twinkling like stars into a G minor chord that grows ever more evident, until the mighty Minimoog takes centerstage. —Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025

Some songs would be acoustic, some of them at the piano, some of them at just one synthesizer playing something. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025

Inspired by the synthesizers and sequencers on the latest Gary Numan and Peter Gabriel records, the duo disbanded Graduate and left its nostalgic sound behind to make a more futuristic noise as Tears For Fears. —Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Feb. 2025

The synthesizer allows visitors to create music by controlling water droplets that fall on steel plates of varying sizes to make each note. —IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for synthesizer

• advertiser
• analyser
• analyzer
• appetizer
• atomizer
• breathalyzer
• colonizer
• crystallizer
• digitizer
• equalizer
• fertilizer
• localizer

Kids Definition

synthesizer

noun

syn·​the·​siz·​er -ˌsī-zər 

1

: one that synthesizes

2

: a computer-controlled device that creates and modifies sound (as for producing music)