synergist

[ sin-er-jist, si-nur- ]

noun

1. Physiology, Medicine/Medical. a body organ, medicine, etc., that cooperates with another or others to produce or enhance an effect.
2. Chemistry, Pharmacology. any admixture to a substance for increasing the effectiveness of one or more of its properties.
3. Theology. a person who holds the doctrine of synergism.

synergist

/ ˈsɪnədʒɪst; sɪˈnɜː- /

noun

1. a drug, muscle, etc, that increases the action of another
2. Christian theol an upholder of synergism

adjective

1. of or relating to synergism

Word History and Origins

Origin of synergist¹

1650–60; < New Latin synergista < Greek synerg ( ós ) ( synergism ) + New Latin -ista -ist

Example Sentences

Evans had a friendly synergist at The New Yorker, where Brown serialized works by Monica Crowley, Edward Jay Epstein and other Random House authors.

From Seattle Times

Alta Adams enters this lineage as a synergist for conversation around the evolving definition and direction of soul food in America.

From Los Angeles Times

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