noun
Other Word Forms
- musicianly adjective
- unmusicianly adjective
Etymology
Origin of musician
1350–1400; Middle English musicien < Middle French. See music, -ian
Example Sentences
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A dive into Bob Dylan’s late career has produced the best book on the musician in ages.
The late 1980s, Mr. Polito argues, had seen the musician at a low ebb, a parody of himself.
The result, as one of my favorite socially critical musicians, Jim Carroll, told us, is that “Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.”
From Salon
Murals on side streets depict women cooking tortillas on a comal and musicians playing guitar and accordion.
From Los Angeles Times
The musician and his husband David Furnish are among seven people, including Prince Harry, Elizabeth Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, suing the publisher of the newspaper and the Mail on Sunday for breaches of privacy.
From BBC
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