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mu⋅si⋅cian

[myoo-zish-uhn]
–noun
1. a person who makes music a profession, esp. as a performer of music.
2. any person, whether professional or not, skilled in music.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME musicien < MF. See music, -ian


mu⋅si⋅cian⋅ly, adjective
mu·si·cian   (myōō-zĭsh'ən)   
n.  One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.

[Middle English musicien, from Old French, from Latin mūsica, music; see music.]
mu·si'cian·ly adj., mu·si'cian·ship' n.

Musician

Mu*si"cian\, n. [F. musicien.] One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.
Language Translation for : musician
Spanish: músico,
German: der, *die Musiker(in),
Japanese: 音楽家

musician 
c.1374, "one skilled in music," from music (q.v.). Sense of "professional musical performer" first recorded c.1450.
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