musician

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English musician, musicien, from Old French musicien (musician), equivalent to music +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mu‧si‧cian
  • IPA(key): /mjuˈzɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

A musician playing a guitar

musician (plural musicians)

  1. A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
    Jenny is a talented musician, playing the cello, saxophone, piano and guitar.
    • 2024 June 27, Clay Risen, “Kinky Friedman, 79, Dies; Musician and Humorist Slew Sacred Cows”, in The New York Times:
      He joined Little Jewford and other musicians — all with outlandish stage names, like Wichita Culpepper and Sky Cap Adams — to form Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys in 1973.
    • 2024 September 5, Maia Coleman, “The Bands and the Fans Were Fake. The $10 Million Was Real.”, in The New York Times:
      Mr. Smith, a flesh-and-blood musician, produced A.I.-generated music and played it billions of times using bots he had programmed, according to the indictment.

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Middle English

Noun

musician

  1. Alternative form of musicien