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songsmith

songsmith

1 7.0
A person who writes songs for a living
  • noun
  • /ˈsɔŋsˌmɪθ/
translation icon : compositor de canciones
  • Many aspiring artists look up to the noted songsmith for inspiration and guidance.

Examples

  • The famous songsmith wrote many hits that topped the charts for several years.

  • 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.

  • 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

composer
vssongsmith
316 3.9

A person who writes music as a job

focuses on writing shorter popular musical pieces for a living
songwriter
vssongsmith
124 2.8

A person who makes the words and music for popular tunes

is a professional who composes musical pieces for a living
lyricist
vssongsmith
16 5.4

A person who writes words for songs, often for pop music or musicals

is a professional who writes music as well as words for pieces
tunesmith
vssongsmith
  • Informal
1 7.0

A person who writes songs or melodies for popular music

is a professional who writes whole musical pieces, not only melodies
songster
vssongsmith
  • Archaic
1 6.0

A person who sings or writes music

is mainly the professional who writes musical pieces, not primarily performing
ballad maker
vssongsmith
7.0

A person who writes the words or music of songs that tell a story

is a professional writing musical pieces generally, not limited to ballads
melodist
vssongsmith
7.7

A person who writes or performs tunes

is a professional who composes complete musical pieces rather than just melodies
lyrist
vssongsmith
8.2

A person who writes the words of songs

is a professional who also composes music rather than only writing words
hymnist
vssongsmith
8.0

A person who writes religious songs for use in worship

writes musical pieces for general audiences rather than religious use

Surface Forms

songsmith singular
songsmiths plural

Morphology

songsmith = song + smith (transparent) = song + smith

Both components are common words and their combination follows the productive English pattern 'X+smith' = 'one who makes X' so the meaning 'person who makes songs' is directly inferable.

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.