as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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My longtime composer Joe Delia’s brother Frank shared the photo studio on Fifth and 13th with the guy who stole my girl, so what used to be a hangout was now enemy territory.
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
What's more, the TV special will give fans glimpses of two new original songs created by original musical composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for the sequel.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
The film also features original music from The Brutalist's composer Daniel Blumberg.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Bassist, vocalist, songwriter and composer Mali Obomsawin, a citizen of the Odanak First Nation in central Quebec, is in the thick of the creative ferment, both as a member of vocalist Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band and as a bandleader in her own right.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
What's more, the TV special will give fans glimpses of two new original songs created by original musical composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for the sequel.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
The film also features original music from The Brutalist's composer Daniel Blumberg.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Bassist, vocalist, songwriter and composer Mali Obomsawin, a citizen of the Odanak First Nation in central Quebec, is in the thick of the creative ferment, both as a member of vocalist Julia Keefe’s Indigenous Big Band and as a bandleader in her own right.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Inga's Alpine Tavern CBS Last Friday was a typical busy Friday night at Inga's Alpine Tavern with a musicians playing live music.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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