songwriter

noun

song·​writ·​er ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce songwriter (audio)
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
songwriting noun

Examples of songwriter in a Sentence

an award-winning singer and songwriter he's both a singer and a songwriter
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The singer, songwriter, and actor, who records under the name Djo, will release The Crux on April 4 via AWAL. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2025 Peter Yarrow Peter Yarrow, the singer, songwriter, and political activist who was a major figure in the folk revival movement of the 1960s as one third of the music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died on Jan. 7 at 86 after a four-year battle with bladder cancer. Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025 Among the notable songwriters who were shortlisted but not nominated: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pharrell Williams, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025 For more than a decade, FKA twigs — the English songwriter, singer, producer and dancer Tahliah Debrett Barnett — has defied the stereotyping that faces a Black woman making her own music. Jon Pareles, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for songwriter 

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of songwriter was in 1721

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songwriter

noun
song·​writ·​er ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce songwriter (audio)
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs

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