MUSICIAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MUSICIAN?

Need another word that means the same as “musician”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “musician” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Musician” are: instrumentalist, player, performer, accompanist, soloist, virtuoso, maestro, conductor

Musician as a Noun

Definitions of "Musician" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “musician” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession.
• A person who plays a musical instrument, especially as a profession, or is musically talented.
• Artist who composes or conducts music as a profession.

Synonyms of "Musician" as a noun (8 Words)

accompanist	A person who provides a musical accompaniment to another musician or to a singer.
conductor	The person who collects fares on a public conveyance. He was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra.
instrumentalist	A player of a musical instrument. Is the skilled pop instrumentalist an endangered species.
maestro	A distinguished figure in any sphere. A Vietnam vet turned movie maestro.
performer	An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. A circus performer.
player	A device for playing recorded music or video. She knows Harry is something of a player.
soloist	A musician or singer who performs a solo. He appears as a concerto soloist with all the great British orchestras.
virtuoso	A musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry. Virtuoso guitar playing.

Usage Examples of "Musician" as a noun

• Aspiring rock and pop musicians.
• Your father was a fine musician.

Associations of "Musician" (30 Words)

acting	The art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television. She studied acting in New York.
actor	A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television. He s a principal actor in this affair.
audition	Perform an audition. I auditioned and was lucky enough to get the part.
blues	A piece of blues music. He had a bad case of the blues.
comedian	A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. A stand up comedian.
composer	Someone who composes music as a profession. Mozart was her favourite composer.
conductor	A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir. Most polymers are poor conductors.
entertainer	A person, such as a singer, dancer, or comedian, whose job is to entertain others. She is one of Hollywood s highest paid entertainers.
guitar	A stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking.
instrument	Equip with instruments for measuring recording or controlling. He was a mere instrument acting under coercion.
instrumentalist	An adherent of instrumentalism. Is the skilled pop instrumentalist an endangered species.
lyricist	A person who writes the words for songs.
minstrel	Celebrate by singing in the style of minstrels. They listened to the minstrels singing songs of knightly prowess.
music	Music the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments or reproductions of such sounds. Couples were dancing to the music.
musicologist	An expert in or student of music as an academic subject, as opposed to someone trained in performance or composition.
novelist	A writer of novels.
percussion	The act of playing a percussion instrument. Percussion instruments.
performance	The action or process of performing a task or function. It was a tremendous all round performance by Wigan.
performer	An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience. A circus performer.
pianist	A person who plays the piano, especially professionally.
piano	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music. The piano passages in the composition.
singer	A person who sings. A pop singer.
solo	A bid by which a player undertakes to win five tricks in solo whist. His first ride in his aircraft would also be his first solo.
song	A musical composition suggestive of a song. He bought it for a song.
studio	A studio flat. The music department provided studios for their students.
stunt	Perform a stunt or stunts. Some weeds produce chemicals that stunt the plant s growth.
theater	The art of writing and producing plays. He served in the Vietnam theater for three years.
vaudeville	A light or comic stage play with interspersed songs. A stage show with vaudeville acts and dancing girls.
violinist	A musician who plays the violin. The most renowned virtuoso violinist of his time.
woodwind	Any wind instrument other than the brass instruments. A woodwind instrument.