songwriter

[ sawng-rahy-ter, song- ]

/ ˈsɔŋˌraɪ tər, ˈsɒŋ- /

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noun

a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.

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Origin of songwriter

First recorded in 1815–25; song + writer

Words nearby songwriter

songsmith, song sparrow, songster, songstress, song thrush, songwriter, soni-, Sonia, sonic, sonic barrier, sonic boom

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How to use songwriter in a sentence

His musical talents led to many collaborations, both as a performer and as a songwriter, with stars including Boy George, Kevin Aviance, Sasha Allen, Adam Joseph, and Dave Koz.
Music loses a beloved queer icon as Ari Gold passes from cancer at 47|John Paul King|February 17, 2021|Washington Blade
Member Jiyoon has writing credits on four of the 10 tracks, establishing herself as a prolific songwriter early on.
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I can’t say I love to be a songwriter more than I love to be an artist.
Sevyn Streeter on Making It Big ‘in God’s Timing’|Joshua Eferighe|January 8, 2021|Ozy
Musician, songwriter and producer Finneas O’Connell sat down with OZY’s co-founder and CEO on The Carlos Watson Show to talk about his latest hit song and how he broke big alongside his sister, Billie Eilish.
Finneas on Hitting It Big From His Childhood Bedroom|Sean Braswell|October 21, 2020|Ozy

He blames a digital economy that fails to value the labor of songwriters and other creative artists.
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Through my wife [McCauley is married to singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton].
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Still, Kiesza was mostly known as a songwriter at that stage.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva|Marlow Stern|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since Trainor was still a songwriter first, the tune was circled by about a dozen singers—including Beyoncé—but no one bit.
‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit|Marlow Stern|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He commissioned singer-songwriter Bob Dorough to set the multiplication tables to a rock music song.
Schoolhouse Rock: A Trojan Horse of Knowledge and Power|Jason Lynch|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Legendary country radio DJ and songwriter Gerry House has been ensconced in the Nashville scene since 1975.
Is Gay Singer Steve Grand Really Country Music’s Frank Ocean?|Hugh Ryan|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let it be understood once for all that bad voice writing is bad whether it is done by a symphonic writer or a popular songwriter.
The Head Voice and Other Problems|D. A. Clippinger
He might have cried, in the words of the songwriter, "I thank thee, my coat!"
Eve and David|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for songwriter

songwriter

/ (ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə) /

noun

a person who composes the words or music for songs in a popular idiom

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