songsmiths

noun

plural of songsmith
as in songwriters
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 songsmiths That maybe this show would suggest that a link between how these masterful songsmiths stand as Exhibit A for how immigration enriches our country. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026 Ethan Hawke stars as Lorenz Hart of legendary songsmiths Rodgers & Hart as the prolific partnership disintegrates to his great dismay. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
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songwriters
Noun
  • Swift reflected on the meaning behind the words Nashville, songwriters and fame.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Lee Thomas Miller celebrated the confines of windowless writing rooms and the catharsis that occurs inside, while also vowing to fight technology’s march toward erasing flesh-and-blood-songwriters.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Songsmiths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songsmiths. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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