harmonizern.
/ˈhɑːmənʌɪzə/ a. One who harmonizes (see the verb).
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > action of bringing into agreement or harmony > one who brings into harmony
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society > leisure > the arts > music > composing music > composer > [noun] > harmonizer
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1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 215 Plutarch [supposed]..that all the Substance of..the World did Exist from Eternity Unmade: so that God was only the Orderer, or the Methodizer and Harmonizer thereof.
1861 J. S. Adams 5000 Mus. Terms Harmonizer..is generally applied to those musicians who add passages to the productions of others, fill up scanty pieces, or garnish popular airs.
1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. vi. 46 You, Sir, harmonizer with myself in opinions.
b. spec. = harmonist n. 2.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > textual criticism > version of text > [noun] > collation of parallel passages > one who
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1713 R. Nelson Life Bp. Bull (1714) 103 Our Judicious Harmonizer.
1762 W. Cleaver Enq. Char. David 5 Disdain for commentators and harmonizers.
1871 J. B. Lightfoot Revis. N.T. iv. 159 Some harmonizer devised the statement.
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