musician

Pronunciation: /mjuˈzɪʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  2. noun artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English musician, musicien, from Old French musicien (“musician”), equivalent to music + -ian.

In classic literature

Synonyms

instrumentalist, player

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
performer
Narrower (hyponyms)
clarinetist, carillonneur, organist, violinist, hornist, pianist

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