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as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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as in composer
a person who writes musical compositions
that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform
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Recent Examples of musician
The musician debuted his first collection with the brand in April.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
The series saw the musician play a parody of himself, as a Mega Lo Mart spokesperson often touting his fluegelhorn.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Aside from their Instagram posts, neither musician has commented on the rerelease of the only album made as a duo.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
The musician was singing for the rock group The Hassles during Woodstock, and released his solo debut album Cold Spring Harbor two years later.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 July 2025
The series saw the musician play a parody of himself, as a Mega Lo Mart spokesperson often touting his fluegelhorn.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 July 2025
Aside from their Instagram posts, neither musician has commented on the rerelease of the only album made as a duo.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
The musician was singing for the rock group The Hassles during Woodstock, and released his solo debut album Cold Spring Harbor two years later.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musician
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Brown was also the first woman to win instrumentalist of the year from the International Bluegrass Music Association.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
31 July 2025
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The weight of the sound—incorporating five vocal soloists, thirty choristers, and thirty-three instrumentalists—harks back to lumbering mid-twentieth-century accounts by Otto Klemperer and Hermann Scherchen, before the original-instrument movement dictated light textures and fleet tempos.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Sonic contributions are equally bold, largely divided between very different original-score elements created in Bolivia and England by composers Cergio Prudencio and Dave Graham, respectively.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton and Jan Hooks rounded out the cast, while composer Danny Elfman marked the first of his many collaborations with Burton.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Aug. 2025
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Thorpe-Jones will work closely with UTA’s agents, managers and artists to develop strategic brand, commercial and private sector opportunities for its clients across the U.K., Europe and rest of the world.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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This partnership brings together an innovative device with an innovative artist like yourself.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musician. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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