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Musician Mjuˈzɪʃn Noun Jazz/Rock/Classical Professional Years Competition Recognizes

Word3 musician
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /mjuˈzɪʃn/ /mjuˈzɪʃn/
Example
  • a jazz/rock/classical musician
  • she has been a professional musician for over 25 years.
  • the competition recognizes talented young musicians.
  • a group of local musicians entertained the guests.
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musician

(noun)/mjuˈzɪʃn/ /mjuˈzɪʃn/
  1. a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job
    • a jazz/rock/classical musician
    • She has been a professional musician for over 25 years.
    • The competition recognizes talented young musicians.
    • A group of local musicians entertained the guests.
    • The pipes were played by Irish musician, John Burney.

    Extra Examples

    • Armstrong was still a great jazz musician in the fifties.
    • many pop and rock musicians sing in English rather than their mother tongue.
    • You have to be a very dedicated musician to get to the top.
    • She had toured as a backing musician for Madonna.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French musicien, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.
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