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.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2025
The track showed how electronic instruments such as the synthesizer and drum machine could recast traditional rhythmic patterns into something entirely new.
—Joycelyn Wilson, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for synthesizer
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“Synthesizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synthesizer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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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)
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