songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
Examples of songwriter in a Sentence
an award-winning singer and songwriter
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Ahead of the awards ceremony, A.G. Cook — who executive produced Charli's Brat LP — won the BRITs producer of the year award, while Charli won songwriter of the year.
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Also, before every show, there’s an authentic open mic where songwriters can sign up to perform for five minutes.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
At the end of the night, Charli XCX was back on stage to pick up the British artist of the year honor and the previously unveiled songwriter of the year award, followed by the album of the year honor for Brat, sending her home with a total of four statuettes.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Also, before every show, there’s an authentic open mic where songwriters can sign up to perform for five minutes.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
At the end of the night, Charli XCX was back on stage to pick up the British artist of the year honor and the previously unveiled songwriter of the year award, followed by the album of the year honor for Brat, sending her home with a total of four statuettes.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for songwriter
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songwriter. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
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