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
Netflix is gathering a group of successful songwriters for Hitmakers, its latest music series.
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Ralphs helped shape their sound as lead guitarist and songwriter.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The singer and songwriter shares Moses and daughter Apple, 21, with ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 June 2025
Hartford area singer/songwriters Michael Sanford Day and Riley Cotton, who often team up as a duo, on the Telefunken Stage.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
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Peter White, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Ralphs helped shape their sound as lead guitarist and songwriter.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The singer and songwriter shares Moses and daughter Apple, 21, with ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 June 2025
Hartford area singer/songwriters Michael Sanford Day and Riley Cotton, who often team up as a duo, on the Telefunken Stage.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Schifrin’s reputation as an innovative jazz composer led to an invitation to write for TV and films.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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As for everything that’s going on in Perry’s world, the musician is coping with being a single parent to their 4-year-old daughter Daisy Dove.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 July 2025
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In the orchestra, musicians must follow the conductor's beat, entering and exiting in exact moments to create harmony.—
Judith Magyar,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.—
Jan Swafford,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2024
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Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
8 July 2024
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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