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SYNCOPATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does syncopator mean?
• SYNCOPATOR (noun)
The noun SYNCOPATOR has 1 sense:
1. a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)
Familiarity information: SYNCOPATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators
Hypernyms ("syncopator" is a kind of...):
jazz musician; jazzman (a musician who plays or composes jazz music)
Derivation:
syncopate (modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat)
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