musician

mu·si·cian  (my-zshn)

n.

One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.

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[Middle English musicien, from Old French, from Latin msica, music; see music.]

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mu·sician·ly adj.

mu·sician·ship n.

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musician [mjuːˈzɪʃən]

n

(Music, other) a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession

musicianly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	musician - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) instrumentalist, player musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together accompanist, accompanyist - a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano) accordionist - a musician who plays the accordion bandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band) bassist - a musician who play the bass viol bassoonist - a musician who plays the bassoon bell ringer - someone who plays musical handbells carillonneur - a musician who plays a carillon cellist, violoncellist - someone who plays a violoncello clarinetist, clarinettist - a musician who plays the clarinet flautist, flute player, flutist - someone who plays the flute gambist - a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba guitar player, guitarist - a musician who plays the guitar harmoniser, harmonizer - a musician who sings or plays in harmony harper, harpist - someone who plays the harp harpsichordist - someone who plays the harpsichord hornist - a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) jazz musician, jazzman - a musician who plays or composes jazz music keyboardist - a musician who plays a keyboard instrument koto player - a musician who plays the koto lutanist, lutenist, lutist - a musician who plays the lute oboist - a musician who plays the oboe organist - a person who plays an organ percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience pianist, piano player - a person who plays the piano bagpiper, piper - someone who plays the bagpipe recorder player - someone who plays the recorder rhythm and blues musician - a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music rock 'n' roll musician, rocker - a performer or composer or fan of rock music saxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophone singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings sitar player - a musician who plays the sitar soloist - a musician who performs a solo trombone player, trombonist - a musician who plays the trombone cornetist, trumpeter - a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet vibist, vibraphonist - a musician who plays the vibraphone fiddler, violinist - a musician who plays the violin violist - a musician who plays the viola
	2.	musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner adapter, arranger, transcriber - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination cantor, choirmaster, precentor - the musical director of a choir composer - someone who composes music as a profession conductor, music director, director - the person who leads a musical group virtuoso - a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry

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musician

noun

Quotations
"I am not a musician. I don't go in too deep. If you have the music in your head, and you sing it with your body, then you'll be alright" [Luciano Pavarotti]
"I'm a concert pianist - that's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed" [Alan Jay Lerner An American in Paris]

Translations

musician [mjuːˈzɪʃən] N → músico/a m/f
he's a musician → es músico

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musician [mjuːˈzɪʃ^ən] n → musicien(ne) m/f

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musician

n → Musiker(in) m(f)

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musician [mjuːˈzɪʃ/ən] n → musicista m/f

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musician [mjuːˈzɪʃ/ən] n → musicista m/f

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musician → عازف موسيقى hudebník musiker Musiker μουσικός músico muusikko musicien glazbenik musicista 音楽家 음악가 musicus musiker muzyk músico музыкант musiker นักดนตรี müzisyen nhạc công 音乐家