orchestrator

noun

variants also orchestrater
Definition of orchestratornext
as in scorer

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Recent Examples of orchestrator Harold Wheeler, the veteran orchestrator on Broadway and longtime musical director for ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, has died. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died following a lengthy illness Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2026 Mike Brown, a low-ego orchestrator on the sidelines who did what Hall of Famers like Pat Riley, Larry Brown and Mike D’Antoni could not. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Connected Intelligence is designed to carry context, knowledge and automation across meetings, messaging, contact center and workplace experiences, with Webex positioned as an orchestrator for those experiences. — Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The company also revealed a second version of its Apple Foundation Models, capable of processing speech, text, and images, with Apple Intelligence coordinating across them through a new system orchestrator. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Williamson could be both an outlet for Edwards and an orchestrator for the offense as a whole. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 May 2026 When Meituan, China’s dominant lifestyle super app that combines services similar to DoorDash, Yelp, and Groupon into a single platform, launched its Xiaomei AI agent in late 2025, executives internally described it not as a chatbot but as an orchestrator plus execution agent. — Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026 He is perhaps best known for his instrumental work with singers Michael Bublé and Gretchen Parlato, and as an orchestrator for San Diego singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orchestrator
  1. scorer
  2. arranger
  3. symphonist
  4. composer
Noun
  • Marina Mabrey, the league’s fourth-leading scorer who scored a record 53 points earlier this season, shot 2 of 9, scoring just 11 points against Kaila Charles and the Valkyries’ defense.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Verbeek still hasn’t signed 41-goal scorer Cutter Gauthier, a restricted free agent who is not eligible to receive an offer sheet.
    — Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of scorer
Noun
  • Along with the demos, a list of credits for the demo must be included (composer, lyricist, arranger, guide, and source if sampling was used).
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Musical pioneer Brian Wilson, the performer/producer/arranger/songwriter regarded as the chief architect of the Beach Boys’ trailblazing sound, died last year.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of arranger
Noun
  • Before that, a preconcert panel of Price scholars and current CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery discussed the symphonist’s remarkable life and even more remarkable music.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022
  • During much of his lifetime, he was generally considered the greatest symphonist after Brahms.
    — Tim Page, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
Definition of symphonist
Noun
  • Similarly, the composer used a lyre to create the sound of a bow being strung — a key motif for Odysseus, who is a master archer.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • But the composer seems reticent to commit to other Broadway productions.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of composer

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