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Synonyms

tunesmith

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

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tunesmith

First recorded in 1925–30; tune + smith


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Back in England, John was a skilled, hardworking piano player and tunesmith who had tried for years to gain a foothold in the business, with middling results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

But Miranda is as cunning a tunesmith as he is a wordsmith.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020

In 1999, Rogers' own Dreamcatcher label issued the She Rides Wild Horses LP, featuring first single "The Greatest," penned by "The Gambler" tunesmith Don Schlitz.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2020

Fay said he was skeptical that a few hours of conversation with a Nashville tunesmith could distill his Marine Corps experiences into a three-minute song, but when he heard it he was blown away.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2020

Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go ’Round” Like Max Martin, Nashville tunesmith Shane McAnally could probably fill up a list of new American standards on his own, in combination with his various collaborators.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018

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