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musician
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mu·si·cian
/
myuˈzɪʃ
ən
/
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[
myoo-
zish
-
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
a person who makes
music
a profession, especially as a performer of
music
.
2.
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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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
.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
musician
(mjuːˈzɪʃən)
—
n
a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession
mu'sicianly
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
musician
late 14c., "one skilled in music," from
music
(q.v.). Sense of "professional musical performer" first recorded mid-15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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