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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Professional songwriters can use it as a means to speed up the production process and try out new ideas.
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
New episodes drop every Wednesday and feature interviews with everyone from songwriter Margo Price, comic Dusty Slay, and singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
This year’s honorees include Rocky star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone; disco-era singer Gloria Gaynor; the rock band Kiss; Michael Crawford, the British star of Phantom of the Opera; and country crooner and songwriter George Strait.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Charli really leaned on me and gave me so much confidence, and that’s really when a big shift happened for me as far as being a songwriter.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
New episodes drop every Wednesday and feature interviews with everyone from songwriter Margo Price, comic Dusty Slay, and singer-guitarist Lukas Nelson.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
This year’s honorees include Rocky star and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone; disco-era singer Gloria Gaynor; the rock band Kiss; Michael Crawford, the British star of Phantom of the Opera; and country crooner and songwriter George Strait.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Charli really leaned on me and gave me so much confidence, and that’s really when a big shift happened for me as far as being a songwriter.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for songwriter
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songwriter. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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