songsmith
- noun
- /ˈsɔŋsˌmɪθ/
- Many aspiring artists look up to the noted songsmith for inspiration and guidance.
Examples
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The famous songsmith wrote many hits that topped the charts for several years.
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A songsmith dreams up a song or acquires it by somehow overhearing ancestral or spiritual voices.
Academic text (1990) -
Parody songsmith "Weird Al" Yankovic was arrested earlier tonight in Miami-Dade County for lewd behavior.
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Tristan worked with acclaimed producer and songsmith Dave Hodges on some of the tracks for this record, a process that helped her branch out as a writer.
Blog text (7) -
As a skilled songsmith, she crafted melodies that resonated deeply with her audience.
Synonyms
A person who writes music as a job
A person who makes the words and music for popular tunes
A person who writes words for songs, often for pop music or musicals
A person who writes songs or melodies for popular music
A person who sings or writes music
A person who writes the words or music of songs that tell a story
A person who writes or performs tunes
A person who writes the words of songs
A person who writes religious songs for use in worship
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word songsmith comes from song and smith. Like a blacksmith who makes metal things, smith means 'maker', so a songsmith is someone who writes songs as a job.