Noun
A composer of symphonies.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHaydn sometimes recycled his opera music in symphonic works, Webster and Feder 2001, section 3.iii which helped him continue his career as a symphonist during this hectic decade. Source: Internet
In 1941, the conductor Artur Rodziński wished to commission a symphonic suite from the score, but Kern considered himself a songwriter and not a symphonist. Source: Internet