as in songwriter
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
a British tunesmith whose songs were equally popular in America
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Recent Examples of tunesmith
His star rose significantly, his personal life blossomed, too, and now he’s widely regarded as his era’s greatest tunesmith.
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Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2023
In-house tunesmith Daringer carries the LP with beats that seem half-finished but never feel that way, many without drums at all.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
The fact that the names for Earth’s satellite and for the current month happen to rhyme has not gone unnoticed by the tunesmiths.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2023
In-house tunesmith Daringer carries the LP with beats that seem half-finished but never feel that way, many without drums at all.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
The fact that the names for Earth’s satellite and for the current month happen to rhyme has not gone unnoticed by the tunesmiths.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunesmith
Noun
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Saturday night's main stage performance at The Auditorium will feature two powerhouse acts: Ruthie Foster, fresh off her Grammy win for Best Contemporary Blues Album, and New Orleans guitarist and songwriter Anders Osborne.—
Monica Hooper,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Family welcomes arrival of new baby Evie Leo Pastel, an independent R&B songwriter based in Cincinnati, said record labels are often the ones vying to have the summer anthem more than the artists themselves.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The composer with the most radical influence on the second half of the 20th century, John Cage, was born and grew up here.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Tunesmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunesmith. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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