tunesmith

[toon-smith, tyoon-]

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noun Informal.

a person who composes popular music or songs.

Origin of tunesmith

First recorded in 1925–30; tune + smith

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Related Words for tunesmith

writer, songster, melodist, singer-songwriter, songsmith, tunesmith

British Dictionary definitions for tunesmith

tunesmith

noun

informal a composer of light or popular music and songs

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Word Origin and History for tunesmith

1926, U.S. colloquial coinage, from tune (n.) + smith (n.).