rock 'n' roll musician
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- noun
- /rɑk ən roʊl mjuˈzɪʃən/
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músico de rock 'n' roll
- From his past as a former drug addict and rock 'n' roll musician who was deeply involved in the New Age movement, Eric has emerged since he gave his life to Jesus Christ to become a great defender of Christianity in America.
Examples
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Many young people aspire to become a rock 'n' roll musician, inspired by legends like Elvis and Jimi Hendrix.
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- When did you know... that you wanted to be a rock 'n' roll musician?
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My uncle is a famous rock 'n' roll musician who has toured around the world.
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The festival featured a variety of rock 'n' roll musicians performing under the stars.
Synonyms
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A person who plays, writes, or loves rock music
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning ‘a person who performs rock and roll music’ is directly and compositionally derived from combining the music genre term (rock + ’n’/and + roll) with ‘musician’ (performer). The colloquial contraction 'n' simply stands for 'and', and the phrase is widely lexicalized and internationally borrowed, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Rock 'n' roll musician comes from early American blues and gospel music where the words rock and roll were used to describe a strong beat that made people 'move' or 'dance'. So a rock 'n' roll musician is someone who plays or sings that lively style of music.