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as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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as in composer
a person who writes musical compositions
that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform
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Recent Examples of musician
His eldest son, Ty’Gee Ramon Clifton, shared the news in an Instagram Reel, stating that the musician died on Saturday, November 1.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
In 1981, Godchaux-MacKay married musician David MacKay, and the pair moved back to Muscle Shoals, Alabama – the same city where Donna got her start in music.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The show — revolving around the servers and bartenders at SUR, with Vanderpump presiding over both their work and (somehow) personal lives — was about the messy, bed-hopping lives of struggling actors, musicians and models in Los Angeles who needed restaurant work to sustain them.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the celebrated musician and mezzo-soprano who spent the '70s as the Grateful Dead's first and only female vocalist, has died.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025
In 1981, Godchaux-MacKay married musician David MacKay, and the pair moved back to Muscle Shoals, Alabama – the same city where Donna got her start in music.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The show — revolving around the servers and bartenders at SUR, with Vanderpump presiding over both their work and (somehow) personal lives — was about the messy, bed-hopping lives of struggling actors, musicians and models in Los Angeles who needed restaurant work to sustain them.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the celebrated musician and mezzo-soprano who spent the '70s as the Grateful Dead's first and only female vocalist, has died.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musician
Noun
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British music producer and instrumentalist Dave Ball, best known as one half of the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Format consist of lead singer Nate Ruess and instrumentalist Sam Means.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Along with the cast conversation, the evening also featured a separate Q&A with costume designer Amy Parris, sound designer Craig Henighan, visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson, hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul and composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Local artist Talita Swarts is a walking encyclopedia of the African diaspora; guests can take a VIP tour with her through everything from the building’s architecture—the shape of the main atrium was built to mimic a single corn kernel—to individual exhibition pieces.—
Emily Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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That happiness doesn’t just extend to KATSEYE’s nods, but also to her fellow best new artist nominees, which include friends of the band like Addison Rae, sombr and Alex Warren.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musician. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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