Definitions for musician
myuˈzɪʃ ənmu·si·cian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. musician, instrumentalist, playernoun

   someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

2. musiciannoun

   artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. musiciannoun

   A composer, conductor, or performer of music.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musiciannoun

   One skilled in harmony; one who performs upon instruments of musick.

   Etymology: musicus, Lat. musicien, Fr.

   Though the musicians that shall play to you,
   Hand in the air a thousand leagues from hence;
   Yet strait they shall be here. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   The nightingale, if she should sing by day,
   When every goose is cackling, would be thought
   No better a musician than the wren. William Shakespeare.

   A painter may make a better face than ever was; but he must do it by a kind of felicity, as a musician that maketh an excellent air in musick, and not by rule. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musicians sung;
   Of Bacchus ever fair and every young. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Musician

   A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Musiciannoun

   one skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument

2. Etymology: [F. musicien.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Musician

   A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession, or is musically talented. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music. A person who makes music a profession, anyone who is skilled in making music or performing music creatively, or one who composes, conducts, or performs music can be called a musician. Musicians can specialize in any music style, classical, rock and roll, choral, folk music, etc. Some musicians play in many different styles. Examples of musicians' skills are the orchestration of music, improvisation, conducting, singing, composing, arranging, and/or being an instrumentalist.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. musician

   A person with the natural ability to sing or play a musical instrument.

   The musician was honest, loving and sang with beautiful tones.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Artist
   • Music
   • Performer

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'musician' in Nouns Frequency: #1968

How to pronounce musician?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say musician in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of musician in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of musician in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of musician in a Sentence

1. Abraham Maslow:

   A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.

2. Alasdair Howell:

   I think how far Alasdair goes is really going to be up to Alasdair, there's only so much we can do to support him and he's 10 now, as Lang Lang said, between the ages of 10 and 20 is vital for any musician's development.

3. Charlie Brown, Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz:

   Aunt Marion was right... Never marry a musician, and never answer the door.

4. Brett Morgen:

   These are all just Kurt by himself with the guitar, these aren't multi-track, finished songs or work-ups, but they're extraordinary, and I think they provide a tremendous insight into his (creative) process. I think they further our understanding of Kurt, both as a musician and as a man.

5. Jesse Hunt:

   Democratic voters have shown that they are certainly energized in a lot of these special elections, but as it pertains to Montana you have a strong candidate in Greg Gianforte who has a strong message that appeals to a broad swath of Montana voters contrasted with a liberal musician with a dubious financial past.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=musician
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Musician
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=musician
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musician
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=musician