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as in instrumentalists
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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as in composers
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 musicians
Since his untimely death, Prince has been regarded as one of the most iconic musicians of his generation.
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Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The fallout exposes tensions within punk between supporting progressive values and festival-dependent musicians supporting their livelihoods.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Envoy, a subsidiary of American Airlines and part of American Eagle, will operate the daily, non-stop service between Venezuela’s capital and the home to the country’s largest diaspora in the United States, encompassing Major League Baseball stars and classical musicians.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Prince, one of the world’s most enigmatic musicians, was famously private.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Students are grouped into two divisions based on years of training, allowing for a broader range of musicians to be recognized.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
There are also many musicians who are fighting on the front line.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Creative types, including working artists here for the hotel's residency program, musicians scheduled for its onsite performance venue, and food obsessives flocking to its top-notch restaurants.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026
The same goes for the musicians’ overlapping palettes, which are often difficult to tease apart.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
The fallout exposes tensions within punk between supporting progressive values and festival-dependent musicians supporting their livelihoods.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Envoy, a subsidiary of American Airlines and part of American Eagle, will operate the daily, non-stop service between Venezuela’s capital and the home to the country’s largest diaspora in the United States, encompassing Major League Baseball stars and classical musicians.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Prince, one of the world’s most enigmatic musicians, was famously private.
—Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Students are grouped into two divisions based on years of training, allowing for a broader range of musicians to be recognized.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
There are also many musicians who are fighting on the front line.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Creative types, including working artists here for the hotel's residency program, musicians scheduled for its onsite performance venue, and food obsessives flocking to its top-notch restaurants.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Apr. 2026
The same goes for the musicians’ overlapping palettes, which are often difficult to tease apart.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musicians
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The sessions were a catalyst from which a collection of cosmically aligned instrumentalists that included Kamasi Washington, Terrace Martin, and Thundercat released a rush of envelope-pushing jazz fusion music that both inspired and took inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement.—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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Community members of all ages are invited to participate as soloists, duets, small groups or instrumentalists.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Some composers embraced piano rolls; some even wrote music specifically for them.—
Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many of the composers and choreographers knew of each other and some even worked together in the past; but for others, this will be the first time meeting.—
Carolina del Busto,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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The dominance by women artists referred to in Twain’s statement is seen in Megan Moroney leading the pack of nominees with nine nods, followed closely by Miranda Lambert with eight and Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson with seven each.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The show really resonated with artists who didn’t feel seen.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Musicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musicians. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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