musician
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musician
- /mjuˈzɪʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English musician, musicien, from Old French musicien (“musician”), equivalent to musike + -ien. By surface analysis, music + -ician.
noun musicians · musitian
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A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
Jenny is a talented musician, playing the cello, saxophone, piano and guitar.
Similar: musicianer, musician, musitian, player
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: instrumentalist, player, soloist, musical, music, piper, performer, artist, concert, performers, composer, virtuoso, maestro, troubadour, vocalist, singer
Translations
Every language
noun person who performs or writes music
| Español | músico, música, musicante, musicastro (despective), saltimbanqui |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 음악가 eumakga |
| 日本語 | 音楽家 ongakuka, 音楽家 ongakka |
| 中文 | 音樂家 /音乐家 yīnyuèjiā |
| हिन्दी | संगीतकार saṅgītkār, मूसीक़ार mūsīqār, मूसीकार mūsīkār, वादक vādak |
| Kiswahili | mwimbaji, mwanamuziki |
| Português | músico, música, musicista |
| Français | musicien, musicienne |
| Deutsch | Musiker, Musikerin, Musikant m Musikantin, Tonkünstler, Tonkünstlerin, Musikus |
| Italiano | musicista, musico |
| Ελληνικά | μουσικός mousikós |
| Română | muzician, muziciană |
| Русский | музыка́нт muzykánt, музыка́нтка muzykántka |
| Tiếng Việt | nhạc sĩ |
| العربية | مُوسِيقِيّ mūsīqiyy, مُوسِيقِيَّة mūsīqiyya |
| עברית | מוּזִיקַאי muzikái |
Talk about this word "musician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/musician. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. musician. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/musician "musician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/musician.Cite this
@misc{musician_2026,
title = {musician},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/musician},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
