fusionist

noun

fu·​sion·​ist ˈfyü-zhə-nist 

: a person involved in a political fusion or in musical fusion

Examples of fusionist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three years ago, when relationship rumors began swirling between the Spanish fusionist Rosalia and Puerto Rican multi-hyphenate Rauw Alejandro, the two of them did their best to keep their budding romance under wraps. — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2023

Jazzy Nights schedule, which will kick off with June 8 with violin fusionist Damien Escobar. — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2022

For the Brooklyn fusionist, Fatigue is a spiritual passage—blending folk, gospel, soul, and experimental pop into a tonal and textural masterpiece. — Jason Parham, Wired, 23 Dec. 2021

Ahmari had convened that group—the post-fusionist caucus—with his friend Matthew Schmitz, a young editor at First Things and another Catholic convert, who had grown up in Nebraska. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2019

Other performers will include Latin-jazz fusionists Bossa Soul, rockin’ brass band Brio Brass, the Jazz Standards and the Selby Avenue Brass Band. — Dan Emerson, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

fusion + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above