What does "scenester" mean?

A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.

What is a synonym for "scenester"?

Common synonyms include: fan, fan, groupie, scene kid, scener, scener.

//ˈsiːnstɚ// noun

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Noun

1
A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.
"One of those nights was recorded and, with production by local scenester Chris D., is now seeing the light of day."
2
A person who associates themselves with a particular trending or fashionable cultural scene. broadly
"This is a guide to actually understanding that universe, whether you simply want to sound literate at a dinner party, know the difference between a bitcoin maxi and an NFT scenester, angle for a promotion by showing off more tech fluency than your boss, or leave your PR job to become memer-in-chief at a new coin exchange."

"One of those nights was recorded and, with production by local scenester Chris D., is now seeing the light of day."

From scene + -ster (“agent, person”).

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