as in songwriter
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
among American songsmiths Irving Berlin has assumed legendary status
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Recent Examples of songsmith
Bacharach became a songsmith inside New York’s vaunted Brill Building, where such teams as Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich churned out hits.
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Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2023
The beloved songsmith is immortalized with Paul Kelly Lane, which runs from Flinders Street to Pirie Street, behind the Adelaide Town Hall.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022
Street Man, a blues songsmith in his own right, is a fine collaborator for Fields, whose repertoire includes songs made famous by Howlin’ Wolf and Big Mama Thornton among others.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022
The songsmith unashamedly sticks to his winning formula on album four, which makes perfect sense commercially.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Dec. 2021
Oldham is a fiercely dedicated old-school songsmith who’s resisted at every turn the notion that his writing should be in any way confessional.
—Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2023
The beloved songsmith is immortalized with Paul Kelly Lane, which runs from Flinders Street to Pirie Street, behind the Adelaide Town Hall.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022
Street Man, a blues songsmith in his own right, is a fine collaborator for Fields, whose repertoire includes songs made famous by Howlin’ Wolf and Big Mama Thornton among others.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2022
The songsmith unashamedly sticks to his winning formula on album four, which makes perfect sense commercially.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Dec. 2021
Oldham is a fiercely dedicated old-school songsmith who’s resisted at every turn the notion that his writing should be in any way confessional.
—Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songsmith
songwriter
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Some have gone so far as to speculate that Alwyn was ghostwriting Swift’s songs all along, which is especially devastating, given how much time Swift has spent fighting not only to be recognized as a songwriter but to claim ownership of her own work.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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In October 2024, Cruz made their relationship Instagram official by sharing a birthday tribute to the songwriter on Instagram Stories.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Songsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songsmith. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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