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harmonist

1

[ hahr-muh-nist ]

noun

  1. a person skilled in harmony.
  2. a person who makes a harmony, as of the Gospels.


Harmonist

2
or Ჹ··Ծٱ

[ hahr-muh-nist ]

noun

  1. a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.

harmonist

/ ˈɑːəɪ /

noun

  1. a person skilled in the art and techniques of harmony
  2. a person who combines and collates parallel narratives
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ󲹰ˈԾپ, adverb
  • ˌ󲹰ˈԾپ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of harmonist1

First recorded in 1560–70; harmon(y) + -ist

Origin of harmonist2

1815–25; after Harmony, town in Pennsylvania; -ist
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Example Sentences

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In addition to his fame as a virtuoso, Chopin may have been the most adventurous harmonist of his time, and Walker’s tour of the music makes us remember once again how radical he really was.

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Above all, Mr. Sondheim said, he is a harmonist whose songs are inspired by theatrical characters.

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Not thus do great or small harmonists mate their tones and arch their passages.

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The Feast of Purim, first suggested by Kepler, has had great favor with modern harmonists, but apparently more on sentimental than on scholarly grounds.

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The jolly Englishman had sent this harmonist to Victor with the card: "The bearer of this is the bearer of an echo which he carries in his pocket."

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