SYNCOPATOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)

Example:

they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Credits