composer

American  

[kuhm-poh-zer] / kəmˈpoʊ zər /

noun

1. a person or thing that composes.

2. a person who writes music.

3. an author.

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composer British  

/ kəmˈpəʊzə /

noun

1. a person who composes music

2. a person or machine that composes anything, esp type for printing

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Etymology

Origin of composer

First recorded in 1555–65; compose + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Phil music director, by dwelling on the composer he says has meant the most to him since his earliest days as a kid conductor in Caracas.

From Los Angeles Times

As court composer and music gatekeeper, Salieri has power and position.

From Los Angeles Times

As Hungarian Gyorgy Kurtag, who is widely considered one of the greatest living classical composers, turns 100 on Thursday, he will offer a one-of-a-kind birthday gift to music lovers: a brand-new opera.

From Barron's

Newsom’s dad helped connect the eccentric music composer “to the outside world,” the governor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

And the German composer has been reliably packing in audiences for longer than the modern Olympics has existed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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