composer

From compose +‎ -er.

• (General American) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA^(key): /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA^(key): /kəmˈpəʊzə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊzə(ɹ)

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composer (plural composers)

1. One who composes; an author.
   1. Especially, one who composes music.
2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Francesca Carrara. , volume III, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 43:

     The exertion necessary to soothe and subdue Lucy's passionate sorrow was the best composer to Francesca's own agitation.

   • 1713, Joseph Trapp, Musicus Apparatus Academicus set to music by William Croft, pages 38–41, →MDZ:

     Where, mighty Anna, will thy Glories end.
     Thou Great Composer of distracted states.

Inherited from Old French composer, from com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnere.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.po.ze/
• Homophones: composai, composé, composée, composées, composés, composez

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composer

1. (transitive) to compose
2. (transitive, intransitive) to compose (to produce or create a musical work)
3. (transitive) to constitute, to make up
4. (transitive) to dial (a number)
5. (intransitive) to come to terms, to come to a compromise (on), to compromise

   Near-synonym: transiger

• corps composé
• salade composée

• “composer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

From com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnō, compōnere.

composer

1. To come to an agreement.
2. To compose; to create; to make; to manufacture.

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• → English: compose
• French: composer