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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
Kirkland was married twice, in 1975 to musician Michael Jarrett and in 1985 to jazz producer Mark Hebert.
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The short is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Grande’s affection for the Cassia look goes further back — last year in December 2024, the musician and actress stepped out in black Cassia Lace Up pumps, but not the platform version.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Everyone from producers to showrunners to writers to directors to actors and musicians and so on….
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
The short is inspired by the true story of Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist and musician who was arrested and imprisoned for seven years for replacing four price tags with anti-war messages.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Grande’s affection for the Cassia look goes further back — last year in December 2024, the musician and actress stepped out in black Cassia Lace Up pumps, but not the platform version.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Everyone from producers to showrunners to writers to directors to actors and musicians and so on….
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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