- 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 ExamplesTopics Musica2, Jobsa2- 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 has toured as a backing musician for Taylor Swift.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accomplished
- brilliant
- excellent
- …
- perform (something)
- play (something)
- sing (something)
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French musicien, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
musician