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symphonist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A composer of symphonies

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: composer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠ́μφωνος (sŭ́mphōnos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek -φωνίᾱ (-phōníā) Ancient Greek σῠμφωνῐ́ᾱ (sŭmphōnĭ́ā)der. Latin symphōniader. Old French simphonieder. Middle English symphonye English symphony Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English symphonist From symphony + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sinfonikko — composer of symphonies
  • French: symphoniste — composer of symphonies
  • Galician: sinfonista — composer of symphonies
  • Italian: sinfonista — composer of symphonies
  • Polish: symfonista — composer of symphonies
  • Polish: symfonistka — composer of symphonies
  • Portuguese: sinfonista — composer of symphonies
  • Romanian: simfonist — composer of symphonies
  • Romanian: simfonistă — composer of symphonies
  • Spanish: sinfonista — composer of symphonies
  • Swedish: symfoniker — composer of symphonies