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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
The event will now feature Pitchfork's Head of Editorial Content Mano Sundaresan in conversation with the French musician.
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Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2025
The vintage Schlitz beer sign for Satin Doll's Lounge, a longtime jazz hotspot popular with Black musicians and Milwaukee police officers, has gone missing.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The tour, with German musician Anika Nilles taking drum duties, launches Sunday, June 7, at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the first of two nights.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
As the musicians set up onstage, facing the empty row of seats, Campbell began to realize the rationale behind that scenario, even if it wasn’t fully explained to him.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
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Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2025
The vintage Schlitz beer sign for Satin Doll's Lounge, a longtime jazz hotspot popular with Black musicians and Milwaukee police officers, has gone missing.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The tour, with German musician Anika Nilles taking drum duties, launches Sunday, June 7, at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the first of two nights.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
As the musicians set up onstage, facing the empty row of seats, Campbell began to realize the rationale behind that scenario, even if it wasn’t fully explained to him.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musician
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This week, triple threat singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Karley Scott Collins makes a solid introduction on her debut project Flight Risk.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Yet, McBride — one of the top instrumentalists and band leaders in all of jazz today — also delivered the goods during his own 75-minute set with his versatile band Ursa Major.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Warren hosted dinner parties in the residence, located at the base of Coit Tower, that attracted movie stars, best-selling authors, opera divas, aristocrats, photographers and composers.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Charismatic Qatari singer and composer Dana Al Meer, already a veteran of the 2022 men’s soccer world World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup opening ceremonies, came in third.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Cave is a professor at the School of The Art Institute of Chicago in addition to being an artist.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Brown is the tour's headlining artist, with singer/rappers Jhene Aiko and Bryson Tiller also on the bill.—
John Beifuss,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musician. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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