MUSICIAN

musician

(noun) artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

musician, instrumentalist, player

(noun) someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

musician (plural musicians)

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.

Hyponyms

• See also musician

• singer

• instrumentalist

• vocalist

• recording artist

• songwriter

• singer-songwriter

Source: Wiktionary


Mu*si"cian, n. Etym: [F. musicien.]

Definition: One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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