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A composer of words or music for popular songs
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songwriter
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A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Songwriter may also refer to: Songwriter (Justin Hayward album) Songwriter (Apo Hiking Society album) Songwriter (film) , a 1984 film directed by Alan Rudolph
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ songwriter Bernie Taupin ▪ Most of Elton John's early hits were written by songwriter Bernie Taupin. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He has a keen interest in popular music and the developing laws and rights in respect of musical ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context music English) Someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs.
WordNet
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n. a composer of words or music for popular songs [syn: songster , ballad maker ]
Usage examples of songwriter.
George had developed greatly as a songwriter and was now demanding equal time on albums for his compositions.
He was distraught when he was unable to accept an invitation from Roger Greenaway to attend the annual dinner of the Society of Distinguished Songwriters.
Harlan Howard is one of the most successful veteran songwriters in Nashville.
Ask him anything about music, bands, songs, musicians, or songwriters of the 1960s and 70s and he came alive.
Tomorrow Cleo would quietly start shopping for a songwriter to hammer out a new version of "Shipwrecked Heart," Janet Thrush would never be seen again and I'd have no story for the newspaper.
Todd couldn't think how to explain that the thought had never seriously crossed the mind of the songwriter.
I am, in no particular order, a singer, a songwriter, a guitar player, a nice person, and in no particular order.
Isn't it rather fear and exhaustion and inertia, gutlessness plain and simple, far far more than that love that the marriage counselors and the songwriters and the psychotherapists are forever dreaming about?
By the time he reached the sleaziest redneck bar in the county, he'd received one ticket for reckless driving and avoided another one only because the police officer was an unpublished songwriter and just happened to have a copy of "Nightcrawler Woman" in his glove compartment.