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
Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson, who emerged as a songwriter married to Sixpence None the Richer frontwoman Leigh Nash, was initially championed by Music City's alt-pop station Lightning 100 and now may earn one of mainstream country's most notable awards.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Look Up As with Look Up, Starr has re-teamed with producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Dee Snider Dee Snider is a musician, songwriter and radio host from Astoria, New York.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Wilson, who emerged as a songwriter married to Sixpence None the Richer frontwoman Leigh Nash, was initially championed by Music City's alt-pop station Lightning 100 and now may earn one of mainstream country's most notable awards.
—Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Look Up As with Look Up, Starr has re-teamed with producer and songwriter T Bone Burnett.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Dee Snider Dee Snider is a musician, songwriter and radio host from Astoria, New York.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
Noun
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Of the 13, only composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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From 1947 to 1954, Jenkins hosted summer music conferences in Steinhall, which brought together top composers and teachers to discuss music composition, materials, and new music trends.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The group of musicians behind him are no less powerful, pumping out high-voltage tunes that defy genre by blending rock, blues, pop, and everything within their orbit.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many of the chefs are like musicians who have graduated from covering other artists’ songs to composing their own masterpieces.—
Jamila Robinson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hawke portrays Rodgers’ former collaborator, lyricist Lorenz Hart, an alcoholic and marginally closeted raconteur grappling with the fact that Rodgers’ biggest success now belongs to a new partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ashman was the lyricist behind a number of Disney’s biggest successes, including Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, in addition to Beauty and the Beast.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Among the honors that were previously announced, Lainey Wilson will get the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year Award, while Jessie Jo Dillion will pick up the ACM Songwriter of the Year Award bestowed upon tunesmiths who do not double as recording artists.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 July 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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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songwriter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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