songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
Examples of songwriter in a Sentence
an award-winning singer and songwriter
he's both a singer and a songwriter
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Swift cited the emo wave of the early 2000s as influential to her development as a songwriter.
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Amid archival research for the songwriter’s 2010 career retrospective box set, On the Rural Route 7609, it was revealed that the two American kids raised in the heartland are an interracial couple.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Tugging on the heartstrings can be a cheap trick in the hands of the wrong songwriter, but the genre’s best songs are redeemed by a fastidious eye and a poetic ear.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
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Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Amid archival research for the songwriter’s 2010 career retrospective box set, On the Rural Route 7609, it was revealed that the two American kids raised in the heartland are an interracial couple.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Tugging on the heartstrings can be a cheap trick in the hands of the wrong songwriter, but the genre’s best songs are redeemed by a fastidious eye and a poetic ear.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for songwriter
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“Songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songwriter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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songwriter
noun
song·writ·er
ˈsȯŋ-ˌrīt-ər
: a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs
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