Definition of tunesmithnext
as in songwriter
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice a British tunesmith whose songs were equally popular in America

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Recent Examples of tunesmith Now, without looking at the whole queue, just take yourself outside or simply close your eyes and allow one of the most prolific, popular and trusted tunesmiths this country has ever produced to astonish you. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 Berkley, a three-time 2026 San Diego Music Awards nominee, is one of Southern California’s most prolific performers, producers, tunesmiths and arrangers. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for tunesmith
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Noun
  • Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company’s key writers include Tom Petty, Grammy songwriter of the year Amy Allen, Kacey Musgraves, Raye, Gamble & Huff and others.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Besides the several covers of ‘90s-era pop music classics by the likes of INXS and Tina Turner, composer Nathan Matthew David has contributed an original soundtrack incorporating traditional Filipino and Indigenous instruments.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The new incentive is aimed at bringing back jobs for the industry’s editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Tunesmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunesmith. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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