musician
[myoo-zish-uh n]
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Origin of musician
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Examples from the Web for musician
Contemporary Examples
Brooklyn musician Bobby Shmurda, whose ‘Shmoney Dance’ went viral, was arrested today on ‘gang conspiracy’ charges, police said.
A well-dressed young man engaged him in conversation, and mentioned that he was a musician.
As one musician described, through their songs “Now [people] will hear music instead of gunshots and bombs.”
Musician Chris Picco was on top of the world just a week ago, happily married and with a son on the way.
Cumberbatch Impressions, Dad Sings ‘Blackbird’ to Dying Son, and More Viral VideosThe Daily Beast Video
November 16, 2014
Today, however, the 36-year-old musician is sober—and even showers once in a while.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting OverMarlow Stern
October 9, 2014
Historical Examples
It was easy to see that she was not a musician; but, as she forgot her listeners, we forgot everything but her.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
What wonder if to her the music and the musician became one?
The Village Watch-Tower(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
I am a musician—I play the violin on a boat till I strike—so now I will get you the music.
The HarborErnest Poole
"He's something of a musician, too, now that I remember," added the young lady.
The Mystery of Murray DavenportRobert Neilson Stephens
Or was he a musician—what Anna Sartorius called ein Musiker?
The First ViolinJessie Fothergill
musician
- a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession
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Word Origin and History for musician
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