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tunesmith

American  
[toon-smith, tyoon-] / ˈtunˌsmɪθ, ˈtjun- /

noun

Informal.
  1. a person who composes popular music or songs.


tunesmith British  
/ ˈtjuːnˌsmɪθ /

noun

  1. informal a composer of light or popular music and songs

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tunesmith

First recorded in 1925–30; tune + smith


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Next week, he’s poised to claim his fourth No. 1 album with “We Don’t Trust You,” his 17-track collaboration with the woozy tunesmith Future.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

Mr. Bacharach described meeting songwriter and producer Jerry Leiber, a Brill Building stalwart, as a seminal moment in his growth as a tunesmith.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023

In 1999, Rogers' own Dreamcatcher label issued the She Rides Wild Horses LP, featuring first single "The Greatest," penned by "The Gambler" tunesmith Don Schlitz.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2020

Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go ’Round” Like Max Martin, Nashville tunesmith Shane McAnally could probably fill up a list of new American standards on his own, in combination with his various collaborators.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018

But what many may not fully appreciate is that he's not merely a tunesmith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2018

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