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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
The Crossroads storefront developed into a creative hub where artists, musicians and entrepreneurs connect.
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Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
This event celebrates the creativity and dedication of the school’s elementary, junior high and high school music students, featuring a vibrant showcase of performances by talented musicians.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
In pop music, the musicians are there to support the song.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Stay after the concert to mingle with the musicians.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
He may have been raised in Austin, the grandson of musicians Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, but Calder’s original goal was to simply become a fly fisherman.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
Friends and fellow musicians were always coming through Fanny Hill; Bonnie Raitt, for example, was a regular fixture.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026
The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members.
—CBS News, 2 May 2026
Venice’s renowned La Fenice opera house is breaking ties with contentious incoming music director Beatrice Venezi, who has ties to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, following months of protests by musicians.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
This event celebrates the creativity and dedication of the school’s elementary, junior high and high school music students, featuring a vibrant showcase of performances by talented musicians.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
In pop music, the musicians are there to support the song.
—Steve Baltin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Stay after the concert to mingle with the musicians.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
He may have been raised in Austin, the grandson of musicians Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, but Calder’s original goal was to simply become a fly fisherman.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026
Friends and fellow musicians were always coming through Fanny Hill; Bonnie Raitt, for example, was a regular fixture.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026
The overwhelmingly white matinee crowd consisted mostly of older people and included several of the musicians' family members.
—CBS News, 2 May 2026
Venice’s renowned La Fenice opera house is breaking ties with contentious incoming music director Beatrice Venezi, who has ties to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, following months of protests by musicians.
—ABC News, 27 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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Tilson Thomas championed classical masters but also many contemporary American composers and transformed the orchestra’s annual Beethoven festival into an American Mavericks Festival featuring works of his mentors Bernstein and Copland.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 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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The creative industries are on the front lines, with authors, artists, and musicians filing dozens of lawsuits against major AI companies for copyright infringement.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Their works will be among those of more than 100 artists and collectives who were handpicked by the late curator Koyo Kouoh and her team.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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“Musicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musicians. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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