musician

[myoo-zish-uhn]

noun

1. a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

2. any person, whether professional or not, skilled in music.

musician

/ mjuːˈzɪʃən /

noun

1. a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession

Other Word Forms

• musicianly adjective
• unmusicianly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of musician¹

1350–1400; Middle English musicien < Middle French. See music, -ian

Example Sentences

“I thought I was going insane,” one woman posted on a Topanga Facebook group after catching sight of the hairy quartet in this bohemian enclave of actors, musicians and other artsy types.

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In a voice-over, we’re told that some musicians have the gift to make music so powerful it can summon spirits from the past and the future.

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In some Iranian cities, women musicians are not allowed to perform on stage, and even in the capital Tehran they cannot raise their voices in song in public.

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A woodwind musician, he played traditional Breton music for a Renaissance dance troupe.

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If AI-generated “musicians” like Breaking Rust are a passing fad, as Church suggests, it’s one that’s been 50 years in the making.

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Related Words

• artist 
• composer 
• conductor 
• entertainer 
• instrumentalist 
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• player 
• soloist 
• virtuoso 
• vocalist