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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who writes lyrics or tunes, or both, for songs.

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  • noun music Someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a composer of words or music for popular songs

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