English
scenester
From scene + -ster (“agent, person”).
A compound of scene + -ster ‘agent, person’
Ancient Greek σκηνή ‘tent; stage’
Latin scaena ‘stage, scene’
Middle French scene
Middle English scene
English scene
Today it means
noun A non-musician who is active in a particular musical scene, especially one whose involvement carries social status.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “scenester”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / scenester