1
as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in composer
a person who writes musical compositions
that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of musician
Bootsy Collins spoke about how Prince was a musician who helped uplift others.
—
Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Brody and Brandon's mother, songwriter and actress Linda Thompson, and their stepfather at the time, Grammy Award-winning musician David Foster, also starred.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Part of the strategy was the idea of marketing Lestat as a real-world character and musician.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 June 2026
There are also interviews with musicians like Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Flea.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for musician
Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Brody and Brandon's mother, songwriter and actress Linda Thompson, and their stepfather at the time, Grammy Award-winning musician David Foster, also starred.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Part of the strategy was the idea of marketing Lestat as a real-world character and musician.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 June 2026
There are also interviews with musicians like Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Flea.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for musician
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musician
Noun
-
Coleman’s harmolodic theory — in which melody, harmony and rhythm are each treated as equal components to be performed simultaneously by each instrumentalist in a group — had a profound effect on Ulmer.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
-
On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
-
The third key person in the Pantochino company is composer Justin Rugg, who writes all the company’s original musicals alongside Bernardi.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
-
Award-winning composer Kevin Penkin’s score was recorded with an 80-piece orchestra in Japan.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
Noun
-
These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
-
In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musician. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
