musician
noun
mu·si·cian
myü-ˈzi-shən 
: a composer, conductor, or performer of music
especially
: instrumentalist
Examples of musician in a Sentence
She's a very talented musician.
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 14 May 2025
The country musician took the stage alongside his band for the rollicking tune, which reflects on a free-spirited woman who’s vanished from his life (but who is probably in Texas).
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
And though fans have been waiting for a new Rihanna album for nine years at this point, the musician says that her latest pregnancy isn’t going to stop her from working on Anti‘s follow-up.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 May 2025
Toward the end of his time in Port-Saint-Père, Coulibaly had started to occasionally sneak out of the park at night, escaping under the fence to meet up with local musicians.
—Christopher Clark, The Dial, 13 May 2025
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musician. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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musician
noun
mu·si·cian
myu̇-ˈzish-ən
: a person who writes, sings, or plays music and especially as a profession
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