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tunesmith

American  
[toon-smith, tyoon-] / ˈtunˌsmɪθ, ˈtyun- /

noun

Informal.
  1. a person who composes popular music or songs.


tunesmith British  
/ ˈtjuːnˌsmɪθ /

noun

  1. informal a composer of light or popular music and songs

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Etymology

Origin of tunesmith

First recorded in 1925–30; tune + smith

Example Sentences

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Written with the participation of the artist himself — Newman sat for hours of interviews and connected Hilburn with friends, family members and collaborators — the bio tracks Newman’s winding path from teenage pop tunesmith to ’70s cult-fave singer-songwriter to Oscar-winning film-music maestro.

From Los Angeles Times

Next week, he’s poised to claim his fourth No. 1 album with “We Don’t Trust You,” his 17-track collaboration with the woozy tunesmith Future.

From New York Times

You think of him as being a tunesmith, but he basically takes a variations approach, developing a gesture in this march atmosphere.

From New York Times

But this music’s composer, Nicholas Britell, isn’t a mere tunesmith, and he doesn’t stop there.

From New York Times

A perennial critics’ favorite who’s been nominated for 10 Grammys, Clark is “universally revered” among her fellow country songwriters, according to Jessie Jo Dillon, one such tunesmith who’s written for George Strait and Maren Morris and who co-wrote five tracks on Clark’s new album.

From Los Angeles Times