songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
Examples of songwriter in a Sentence
an award-winning singer and songwriter
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Saturday night's main stage performance at The Auditorium will feature two powerhouse acts: Ruthie Foster, fresh off her Grammy win for Best Contemporary Blues Album, and New Orleans guitarist and songwriter Anders Osborne.
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Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Family welcomes arrival of new baby Evie Leo Pastel, an independent R&B songwriter based in Cincinnati, said record labels are often the ones vying to have the summer anthem more than the artists themselves.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Nashville songwriter Connie Harrington was in her car listening to the story, too.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Latin Grammy producer and songwriter, XRoss earns his maiden entry as an artist, and first No. 1 to date.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 22 May 2025
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Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Family welcomes arrival of new baby Evie Leo Pastel, an independent R&B songwriter based in Cincinnati, said record labels are often the ones vying to have the summer anthem more than the artists themselves.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Nashville songwriter Connie Harrington was in her car listening to the story, too.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Latin Grammy producer and songwriter, XRoss earns his maiden entry as an artist, and first No. 1 to date.
—Billboard Argentina, Billboard, 22 May 2025
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songwriter. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
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