Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun synthesizer

2 senses of synthesizer

Sense 1
synthesist, synthesizer, synthesiser -- (an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods)
       => intellectual, intellect -- (a person who uses the mind creatively)

Sense 2
synthesizer, synthesiser -- ((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)
       => 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)