as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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The other two are flute innovator and composer Claire Chase and percussion marvel and UC San Diego professor Steven Schick.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Brewster joined the original Criminal Minds as Special Agent Emily Prentiss in season 2, and has been married to her husband, composer Steve Damstra, since 2014.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Domrose, a former member of Bay Area punks the Nuns, is a composer for film and TV.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O’Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the musical world our characters inhabit.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Brewster joined the original Criminal Minds as Special Agent Emily Prentiss in season 2, and has been married to her husband, composer Steve Damstra, since 2014.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Domrose, a former member of Bay Area punks the Nuns, is a composer for film and TV.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
Noun
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Negri was a broadcasting pioneer, an accomplished musician, a Pittsburgh icon, and someone many children grew up watching on TV.—
Kristine Sorensen,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Jimi was probably the only musician that Miles could not fully understand.—
Andy Beta,
Pitchfork,
31 May 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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