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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Jonathan Groff remains grateful for his relationship with the late Broadway actor Gavin Creel.
Creel — a celebrated songwriter, singer and actor — died at 48 from a rare and aggressive form of cancer called sarcoma in September 2024.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man), the remake of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs features new songs from songwriters Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jack Feldman, as well as four songs from the original film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The eclectic sounds of Larkin Poe served as a perfect lead-in for Stephen Wilson Jr., the singer, songwriter, and inventive guitarist who has been steadily building an audience for the past two years with his 2023 album Son of Dad.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Church has writing collaborations with several top-shelf songwriters, including Casey Beathard, Scooter Carusoe and Luke Laird, while also contributing three solo writes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man), the remake of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs features new songs from songwriters Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Jack Feldman, as well as four songs from the original film.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The eclectic sounds of Larkin Poe served as a perfect lead-in for Stephen Wilson Jr., the singer, songwriter, and inventive guitarist who has been steadily building an audience for the past two years with his 2023 album Son of Dad.
—Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2025
Church has writing collaborations with several top-shelf songwriters, including Casey Beathard, Scooter Carusoe and Luke Laird, while also contributing three solo writes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 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 31 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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