as in composer
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Recent Examples of songwriter
Music is nothing new for Sagal, who has carved out a career as a singer and songwriter alongside her screen work.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The songwriter and producer’s second album pairs bedroom-pop vulnerability with electroclash chaos to capture the emotional overload of growing up.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter bought a 25-acre vineyard there over a decade ago and began producing estate wine under the Two Wolves label.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old singer, songwriter and rapper from Kirkwood, Missouri, made her first appearance at the festival this spring and has been gaining widespread attention ever since.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The songwriter and producer’s second album pairs bedroom-pop vulnerability with electroclash chaos to capture the emotional overload of growing up.
—Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter bought a 25-acre vineyard there over a decade ago and began producing estate wine under the Two Wolves label.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
The 29-year-old singer, songwriter and rapper from Kirkwood, Missouri, made her first appearance at the festival this spring and has been gaining widespread attention ever since.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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The concert stars Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, with Brown pulling double duty as composer and director from behind the piano.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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The band broke up in the 1980s, but Copeland quickly found a new path as a composer.—
Bill Whitaker,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are also many musicians who are fighting on the front line.—
Flora Bigham,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin had rewritten the song, which was about Marilyn Monroe, with new lyrics about Princess Diana.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ashman, the show’s lyricist, had died in 1991, so Tim Rice was brought in to work with Menken.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Berkley, a three-time 2026 San Diego Music Awards nominee, is one of Southern California’s most prolific performers, producers, tunesmiths and arrangers.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Billy Steinberg, a longtime member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame who is regarded as one of the most successful tunesmiths of the ’80s and ’90s, died Monday in California at age 75.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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