scenester

English

Etymology

scene +‎ -ster (“agent, person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːnstɚ/

Noun

scenester (plural scenesters)

1. (music) A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.
   • 2014, Dirk Wittenborn, ‎Jazz Johnson, The Social Climber's Bible:

     Their job is to deny entry to those who don't belong, the wannabe scenester as opposed to the real scenester.

   • 2019, Stefano Barone, Metal, Rap, and Electro in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia: A Fragile Underground, →ISBN:

     Some scenesters told me of their manic daily life, made of entire days and nights spent without any sleep or food, focusing on the music until exhaustion.

Synonyms

• fan, scene kid, groupie

Derived terms

• scenesterism

Translations

non-musician active in musical scene

• German: Fan (de) m, Scene-Insider m, Anhänger (de) m, Gefolge (de) pl or n, Entourage (de) pl or f, Anhängerschaft pl or f
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Anagrams

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