Definitions
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 themusic ofsongs .
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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Examples
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Though Pond says he "sometimes thinks of retirement things," the songwriter is still quite young, and remains busy.
Ben Evans: The Perpetual Matt Pond Ben Evans 2010
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Though Pond says he "sometimes thinks of retirement things," the songwriter is still quite young, and remains busy.
Ben Evans: The Perpetual Matt Pond Ben Evans 2010
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In a town full of singer-songwriters, to stand out as a singer-songwriter is a pretty huge accomplishment.
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Though Pond says he "sometimes thinks of retirement things," the songwriter is still quite young, and remains busy.
Ben Evans: The Perpetual Matt Pond Ben Evans 2010
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In a town full of singer-songwriters, to stand out as a singer-songwriter is a pretty huge accomplishment.
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The alt-country singer/songwriter is notorious for his prodigious output as well as his colossal inconsistency but this tune is an absolute winner.
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This American singer, pianist, and songwriter is the son of a German-Jewish Holocaust survivor but raised as a Roman Catholic in Hicksville, a middle-class suburb on Long Island, N.Y.,
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This New York-born singer-songwriter is best known for his song, American Pie, which is partially based upon the death of the passengers of Petersonâs flight.
Alternate Realities: What if the Music Had Not Died? | myFiveBest 2010
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Wendy Melvoin, the guitarist and singer-songwriter, is best known for her work in the 80s with Prince's band, the Revolution, and for being one half of Wendy & Lisa, a collaboration with her former girlfriend, Lisa Coleman.
Lisa Cholodenko: 'I wanted to make a film that was not sanctimonious or sentimental' Rachel Cooke 2010
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Greatest Hits The only time anything has been moved in songwriter Diane Warren 's "Cave" was during the big 1994 earthquake.
A Chart-Topping Cave Dweller Toni Bentley 2010
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