songwriter

noun

ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce songwriter (audio)
Definition of songwriternext
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 Happiness Anytime is the follow-up to 2024’s Leon, which boasted contributions from John Mayer plus veteran Nashville songwriters/musicians Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 July 2026 Sinners Like Me made its way to songwriter Kassi Ashton, who was in sixth grade when it was released. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 Over the past 12 years, the prolific songwriter has created 21 studio albums and 50 new songs, and performed hundreds of live shows. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 On June 11, Swift became the youngest female songwriter inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, receiving the nomination in her first year of eligibility. — Bryan West, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for songwriter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songwriter
  1. composer
  2. musician
  3. lyricist
  4. tunesmith
Noun
  • Psych-folk upstart Dagmar Zuniga is taking her 2025 debut album for a road trip this fall, with a tour across America and Europe, and support from Japanese composer Yasuaki Shimizu.
    — Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
  • Linney is Emma Dretzin, a musician and composer, and single mother of two daughters.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
Definition of composer
Noun
  • Goodtime, originally with celebrity backing from musician Pharrell Williams and entertainment mogul David Grutman, was auctioned off by lenders in a foreclosure action earlier this year.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The latest win also matches the band’s career-best showing, which the rock musicians first established with The Black Parade nearly 20 years ago.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of musician
Noun
  • The transaction includes the remaining interest in the publishing catalog of Grammy and Academy Award-winning lyricist Hal David, one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th century.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • David Baerwald is an American songwriter, composer, lyricist, and novelist, whose work has spanned 1970s punk rock, award-winning solo recordings, Grammy-winning mega-hits, orchestral film music, and literary fiction.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 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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