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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This Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, the 71-year-old singer and songwriter shared a photo to Facebook, in which he is seen wearing a Santa hat on the couch, joined by four of his family members.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The early Village embodied a moment when songwriters would literally watch the nightly news or read a newspaper and then write a song about it — a song that could easily end up on an LP from a major label.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
But Nashville songwriters tend to slow things down.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
This collaboration with songwriter Alex Hope (who produced the track) outlines a wishlist with one person on it, and its insistent chorus is cushioned by dreamy atmospherics.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The early Village embodied a moment when songwriters would literally watch the nightly news or read a newspaper and then write a song about it — a song that could easily end up on an LP from a major label.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
But Nashville songwriters tend to slow things down.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
This collaboration with songwriter Alex Hope (who produced the track) outlines a wishlist with one person on it, and its insistent chorus is cushioned by dreamy atmospherics.
—Maura Johnston, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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 Dec. 2024.
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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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