songwriter

English

Etymology

song +‎ writer

Noun

songwriter (plural songwriters)

1. (music) A musician who composes songs; including writing the song's lyrics and creating a melody or tune for the song.

   We are now collaborating with a famous songwriter.

Synonyms

• cleffer (informal)
• tunesmith (informal)

Related terms

• songwriting
• singer-songwriter

Translations

someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs

• Armenian: երգահան (hy) (ergahan)
• Catalan: compositor de cançons m, compositora de cançons f
• Dutch: liedjesschrijver (nl) m, songwriter m
• Finnish: lauluntekijä (fi)
• French: auteur-compositeur (fr) m
• German: Songwriter (de) m, Liedermacher (de) m

• Greek: τραγουδοποιός (el) m (tragoudopoiós)
• Hebrew: משורר‏‎ (he) m (meshorér)
• Hungarian: dalszerző (hu)
• Russian: пе́сенник (ru) m (pésennik), а́втор те́кста пе́сен m (ávtor téksta pésen), а́втор пе́сен m (ávtor pésen)
• Swedish: låtskrivare, kompositör (sv)
• Yiddish: מנגן‏‎ m (menagen)

Anagrams

• intergrows

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: song‧wri‧ter

Etymology

Borrowing from English songwriter.

Noun

songwriter m (plural songwriters, diminutive songwritertje n)

1. songwriter

Synonyms

• liedjesschrijver