Thesaurus results for SONGWRITER

songwriter

noun

ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər

Definition of songwriter

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 How Chrissie Hynde wound up being that kind of songwriter is anyone’s guess. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Folker singer and songwriter Mark Dvorak, the evening’s host, will play the opening set. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Parton’s Live, on the second floor, will focus more directly on the city’s songwriting culture, presenting writers’ rounds, songwriter sessions and showcases. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026 Billy McNicol is an independent musician, drummer, vocalist, lyricist and songwriter from Louisville. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for songwriter

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Noun

The prolific Italian composer wrote more than 60 operas during his 25-year career, which was cut short by his death at age 50 in 1848.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
My father was a writer, and his parents were classical composers.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of composer

Noun

Wonder, a Grammy Award-winning musician 25 times over, last performed in Chicago as the headliner of the opening celebration for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park in June.

— Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Live musicians include Remnant Sol, Mark Bray & Steel Soul Cowboys, Soulstice, Spellbound, Chuggalug, The Hazmatics, and more.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of musician

Noun

Mehring, a Berliner born and raised, had built a reputation mainly as a satirist, a poet, and a lyricist responsible for cabaret songs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Tom Jones, lyricist-librettist of the original, worked on this version before his death in 2023.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of lyricist

Noun

Now, without looking at the whole queue, just take yourself outside or simply close your eyes and allow one of the most prolific, popular and trusted tunesmiths this country has ever produced to astonish you.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.

— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of tunesmith

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