as in songwriter
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice a British tunesmith whose songs were equally popular in America

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Recent Examples of tunesmith His star rose significantly, his personal life blossomed, too, and now he’s widely regarded as his era’s greatest tunesmith. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 14 Sep. 2023 Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2023 In-house tunesmith Daringer carries the LP with beats that seem half-finished but never feel that way, many without drums at all. Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023 The fact that the names for Earth’s satellite and for the current month happen to rhyme has not gone unnoticed by the tunesmiths. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for tunesmith
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Noun
  • The show's guest mentor was Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Moana and Encanto songwriter, who coached the singers ahead of their performances.
    Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
  • The nonprofit also received state funding and private donations, including $1 million from the family of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the songwriter, actor, director and producer.
    Katherine Marks, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The cellist and composer, 36, makes music out of noise others might wish to tune out: turn-signal clicks, a far-off tornado siren test, the hums of refrigerators.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • The family of the late record producer and composer is selling his longtime residence in the coveted Lower Bel Air enclave of Los Angeles for $60 million.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025

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“Tunesmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunesmith. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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