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[myoo-zish-uhn]

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noun

a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

any person, whether professional or not, skilled in music.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English musicien < Middle French. See music, -ian

Related forms

mu·si·cian·ly, adjective

un·mu·si·cian·ly, adjective

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Ben is a divorced, semi-retired children's musician and pothead who was once near the top of his field.

For a musician who travels a lot, this has been a handicap.

To expect her to also master literature is little different from expecting her to be a great sculptor or musician.

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Ben is a divorced, semi-retired children's musician and pothead who was once near the top of his field.

For a musician who travels a lot, this has been a handicap.

To expect her to also master literature is little different from expecting her to be a great sculptor or musician.

Tango dancers take their steps, accompanied by a musician with a concertina.

She is also a student of life, exuberant nerd, and musician.

Custom holds that each recipient selects a musician to deliver a.

Or catch a street musician on your way to check out the whitewater action from a pedestrian bridge.

The pioneer electronic musician talks about technology and the current music industry.

He was a career changer, btw, and had been a professional jazz musician before turning to econ.

Just as a musician requires an instrument to create and interact with sound.

Why, then, did an indie musician who tried to hawk his.

No more than a professional athlete or dancer or musician works out or practices for fun.

There was always a musician in the theater to heighten the theatrical experience by way of plunking out a tune on piano.

Sure, if you're a musician you can choose to play the confusing media valuation game with distributors.

To the musician who is reading this and protesting:.

The brilliant court composer and musician is not here to witness this evening's festivities.

But there's another way that apps can be useful to a musician.

As a musician we're used to having interviews/auditions that are on our tab.

The blues and rock musician shares stories of his wild past and his concerns for the future.

As any musician will quickly guess, this wasn't an easy study to set up.

During this period she realized that she did not want to become a professional musician.

She insisted that was, at best, a lateral move for an up and coming musician.

Spring is drawing nigh, and all the musician types are preparing to emerge from their dens of iniquity with new releases.

The author of this video missed the mark by interviewing only a string band musician.

The nobleman's recognition of the boy's genius likely influenced the doctor's decision to allow his son to become a musician.

She was not only a superb musician but also a stunning looker.

He was still as powerful a musician as he had been as a young man.

His music has a magical feel to it and he's such a fantastic musician.

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World English Dictionary

musician (mjuːˈzɪʃən)

—n
	a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession

mu'sicianly

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

musician

late 14c., "one skilled in music," from music (q.v.). Sense of "professional musical performer" first recorded mid-15c.

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"Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you—like music to the musician or Marxism to the Communist—or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations."

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