musician

mu·si·cian

M0495100 (myo͞o-zĭsh′ən)n. One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.

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[Middle English musicien, from Old French, from Latin mūsica, music; see music.]

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mu·si′cian·ly adj.mu·si′cian·ship′ n.

musician

(mjuːˈzɪʃən) n (Music, other) a person who plays or composes music, esp as a profession muˈsicianly adj

mu•si•cian

(myuˈzɪʃ ən)

n. a person who performs music, esp. professionally. [1350–1400; Middle English musicien < Middle French. See music, -ian] mu•si′cian•ly, adj. mu•si′cian•ship`, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	musician - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)instrumentalist, playermusical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform togetheraccompanist, accompanyist - a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)accordionist - a musician who plays the accordionbandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band)bassist - a musician who play the bass violbassoonist - a musician who plays the bassoonbell ringer - someone who plays musical handbellscarillonneur - a musician who plays a carilloncellist, violoncellist - someone who plays a violoncelloclarinetist, clarinettist - a musician who plays the clarinetflautist, flute player, flutist - someone who plays the flutegambist - a musician who performs upon the viola da gambaguitar player, guitarist - a musician who plays the guitarharmoniser, harmonizer - a musician who sings or plays in harmonyharper, harpist - someone who plays the harpharpsichordist - someone who plays the harpsichordhornist - a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)jazz musician, jazzman - a musician who plays or composes jazz musickeyboardist - a musician who plays a keyboard instrumentkoto player - a musician who plays the kotolutanist, lutenist, lutist - a musician who plays the luteoboist - a musician who plays the oboeorganist - a person who plays an organpercussionist - a musician who plays percussion instrumentsperformer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audiencepianist, piano player - a person who plays the pianobagpiper, piper - someone who plays the bagpiperecorder player - someone who plays the recorderrhythm and blues musician - a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues musicrock 'n' roll musician, rocker - a performer or composer or fan of rock musicsaxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophonesinger, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who singssitar player - a musician who plays the sitarsoloist - a musician who performs a solotrombone player, trombonist - a musician who plays the trombonecornetist, trumpeter - a musician who plays the trumpet or cornetvibist, vibraphonist - a musician who plays the vibraphonefiddler, violinist - a musician who plays the violinviolist - a musician who plays the viola
	2.	musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a professionmusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manneradapter, arranger, transcriber - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performanceartist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imaginationcantor, choirmaster, precentor - the musical director of a choircomposer - someone who composes music as a professionconductor, music director, director - the person who leads a musical groupvirtuoso - a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry

musician

nounQuotations
"I am not a musician. I don't go in too deep. If you have the music in your head, and you sing it with your body, then you'll be alright" [Luciano Pavarotti]
"I'm a concert pianist - that's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed" [Alan Jay Lerner An American in Paris]

musician

nounOne who plays a musical instrument:performer, player.

Translations

音乐家乐师

music

(ˈmjuːzik) noun1. the art of arranging and combining sounds able to be produced by the human voice or by instruments. She prefers classical music to popular music; She is studying music; (also adjective) a music lesson. 音樂 音乐2. the written form in which such tones etc are set down. The pianist has forgotten to bring her music. 樂譜 乐谱ˈmusical adjective1. of or producing music. a musical instrument. 音樂的 音乐的2. like music, especially in being pleasant to hear. a musical voice. 音樂般的(尤指悅耳的) 音乐般好听的3. (of a person) having a talent for music. Their children are all musical. 有音樂天份的 有音乐才能的 noun a film or play that includes a large amount of singing, dancing etc. 歌舞片，歌舞劇 音乐片ˈmusically adverb 悅耳動聽地 和谐地musician (mjuˈziʃən) noun1. a person who is skilled in music. The conductor of this orchestra is a fine musician. 音樂家 音乐家2. a person who plays a musical instrument. This show has ten singers, twenty dancers and fifty musicians. 樂師 乐师

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