songwriter

[ sawng-rahy-ter, song- ]
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noun
  1. a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.

Origin of songwriter

1
First recorded in 1815–25; song + writer

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British Dictionary definitions for songwriter

songwriter

/ (ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə) /


noun
  1. a person who composes the words or music for songs in a popular idiom

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