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
Catch a songwriter’s round at The Bluebird Cafe.
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The evening highlight is a songwriter’s round at The Bluebird Café — intimate acoustic sets where the writers perform their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Hornsbissaince continues with a diverse album that reflects the gigantic and exploratory spirit of the songwriter, featuring Ezra Koenig, Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Cohen, the Canadian songwriter and poet, died in 2016 at the age of 82.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
The evening highlight is a songwriter’s round at The Bluebird Café — intimate acoustic sets where the writers perform their own hits.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Hornsbissaince continues with a diverse album that reflects the gigantic and exploratory spirit of the songwriter, featuring Ezra Koenig, Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Cohen, the Canadian songwriter and poet, died in 2016 at the age of 82.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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Fathoms is the latest in a string of synth albums the composer has made under his own name since 2022, and his first since relocating from Portland to the storied town of Salzburg, Austria.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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The creative team includes set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness and composer Will Stuart.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The actors seem tuned to one another like musicians in an orchestra, and Romvari guides them through performances that feel neither overplayed or understated.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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All her four siblings became accomplished singers and musicians.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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This new musical by playwright/lyricist Ali Viterbi and composer/lyricist Toby Singer tells the true stories of two Hungarian Jews in Budapest during World War II.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 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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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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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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