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syn⋅the⋅siz⋅er

[sin-thuh-sahy-zer]
–noun
1. a person or thing that synthesizes.
2. any of various electronic, sometimes portable consoles or modules, usually computerized, for creating, modifying, and combining tones or reproducing the sounds of musical instruments by controlling voltage patterns, operated by means of keyboards, joysticks, sliders, or knobs.

Origin:
1865–70; 1905–10, for def. 2; synthesize + -er 1
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syn·the·siz·er   (sĭn'thĭ-sī'zər)   
n.  
  1. One that synthesizes: a synthesizer of others' ideas.

  2. Music An electronic instrument, often played with a keyboard, that combines simple waveforms to produce more complex sounds, such as those of various other instruments.

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synthesizer

machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer. Synthesizers are used for the composition of electronic music and in live performance

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