musician
noun
mu·si·cian
myü-ˈzi-shən 
: a composer, conductor, or performer of music
especially
: instrumentalist
Examples of musician in a Sentence
She's a very talented musician.
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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The advocacy group, which has mobilized more than 70,000 musicians and music workers, recently helped draft the Living Wage for Musicians Act to address the streaming industry.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Freeman recounts having dinner with Paul McCartney in New York City years ago after doing a photo shoot with the English musician’s daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The film, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival, is set in the late ’90s and follows aspiring musicians Bain and Billy Boyd, whose musical ambitions were dismissed because of their Scottish accents.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Emma Stone, ‘La La Land’ (2017) Damien Chazelle's old-school Hollywood musical is a romantic two-hander between Gosling's jazz-loving musician and Stone's struggling actress.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Freeman recounts having dinner with Paul McCartney in New York City years ago after doing a photo shoot with the English musician’s daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musician. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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musician
noun
mu·si·cian
myu̇-ˈzish-ən
: a person who writes, sings, or plays music and especially as a profession
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