musiciannoun [ C ]
uk/mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən/us/mjuːˈzɪʃ.ən/B1 someone who is skilled in playing music, usually as a job:
The concert features dancers and musicians of all nationalities.
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- I'm not much of a musician, I just like to diddle around.
- The famous jazz musician, Duke Ellington, was a composer, arranger and pianist.
- The restaurant was hopelessly mismanaged by a former rock musician with no business experience.
- She was a prodigious musician.
- Our next act is a very talented young musician.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- drummer
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- pandit
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
- violist
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