singer-songwriter
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Musicsinger-songwriterˌsinger-ˈsongwriter noun [countable] APMsomeone who writes songs and sings themExamples from the Corpussinger-songwriter• And then came a knight in tarnished armour, a veritable giant amongst singer-songwriters from Barking.• The singer-songwriter answered it cheerfully, expecting a friend.• James McMurtry is an unusual singer-songwriter, a gentle, thoughtful troubadour who writes songs that unfold like short stories.