Etymology

musician

mu·si·cian
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Today it means: A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. Full definition →

Middle English musician ← Old French musicien
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  1. Old French · derived frommusicien“musician”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommusician
  3. English todaymusician

From Middle English musician, musicien, from Old French musicien (“musician”), equivalent to musike + -ien. By surface analysis, music + -ician.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.