tunesmith
A person who writes songs or melodies for popular music
- noun
- /ˈtjuːnsmɪθ/
- Informal
:
compositor de canciones
- They hired a skilled tunesmith to create the soundtrack for their film.
- Broadway tunesmith
Examples
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You're a tunesmith.
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The talented tunesmith composed a catchy melody that everyone loved.
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As a professional tunesmith, she writes songs for many popular artists.
Synonyms
composer
vstunesmith
A person who writes music as a job
is narrower, focusing on popular and commercial melodies and songs
songwriter
vstunesmith
A person who makes the words and music for popular tunes
focuses more on composing melodies rather than lyrics
songsmith
vstunesmith
A person who writes songs for a living
may mean someone who composes melodies whether professional or not
ballad maker
vstunesmith
A person who writes the words or music of songs that tell a story
is broader, applying to composing various popular melodies not only ballads
melodist
vstunesmith
A person who writes or performs tunes
is mainly about composing songs and melodies rather than performing
How Skilled
Surface Forms
tunesmith singular
tunesmiths plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word tunesmith combines tune 'melody' and smith 'maker', like a blacksmith who makes metal. Think of a smith shaping metal by hand; a tunesmith shapes songs, so the word means someone who writes melodies.