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musician|mjuːˈzɪʃən|
Forms: 4 musiceen, musucien, 4–6 musicien, 5 musi-, musycyen, 6 musicen, musyssyon, 6–7 musicion, -tian, -tion, 5– musician.
[a. F. musicien (Oresme, 14th c.), f. L. mūsic-a music: cf. physician.]
1. One skilled in the science or practice of music.
c1374Chaucer Boeth. ii. pr. vi. 42 (Camb. MS.) Also Musike maketh Musuciens and phisike maketh phisissiens. 1494Fabyan Chron. ii. xlvi. 29 Bledgaret, a cunnynge musician. 1553Becon Reliques of Rome (1563) 116 b, Pope Vitalian being a lustye singer and freshe couragious musition hymself, brought into the church pricksong descant, & all kynde of..melodye. 1555W. Watreman Fardle Facions ii. xii. 280 Musicens (whiche encludeth singing and plaieng). 1604Shakes. Oth. iv. i. 199 An admirable Musician. Oh she will sing the Sauagenesse out of a Beare. 1864Browning Abt Vogler 88 The rest may reason and welcome: 'tis we musicians know. 1873Helps Anim. & Mast. iv. (1875) 88, I knew a cat who..had the nicest perception as to who was the best musician in the room.
2. A professional performer of music, esp. of instrumental music. Also transf. and fig.
c1450Holland Howlat 756 All thus our lady thai lovit, with lyking and lyst, Menstralis and musicianis, mo than I mene may. 1553Eden Treat. Newe Ind. (Arb.) 25 Al the musicions and minstrels..playe on theyr instrumentes. a1649Drummond of Hawthornden Poems Wks. (1711) 12/2 The wing'd Musicians did salute the Morne. a1653Binning Serm. (1845) 595 Christ and His ministers are the musicians that do apply their songs to catch men's ears and hearts. 1759Robertson Hist. Scotl. iii. Wks. 1813 I. 246 He was the son of a musician in Turin. 1880Newton in Encycl. Brit. XI. 209/1 The notes of the hen [of the Pine-Grosbeak] may be deemed to qualify her as a musician of no small merit.
3. Comb., as musician-like adj., musician-wise adv.; musician thrush (see quot. 1783).
1783Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. i. 80 Musician Thrush... Le Musicien de Cayenne. Ibid., It is much regarded for its song, which is so fine as to entitle it to the name of Musician among the inhabitants [Cayenne]. 1829Examiner 68/1 It is..a very musician-like piece. 1897Kipling Capt. Cour. ix. 185 He swept his hand musician-wise through his hair.
Hence muˈsicianess, a female musician.
1829Moore in Mem. (1854) VI. 35 Authors and authoresses, musicians and musicianesses. |