Meanings
nounmusician (plural musicians)
plural musicians · alternative obsolete musitian
- A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
Jenny is a talented musician, playing the cello, saxophone, piano and guitar.
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He joined Little Jewford and other musicians — all with outlandish stage names, like Wichita Culpepper and Sky Cap Adams — to form Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys in 1973.
2024 June 27, Clay Risen, “Kinky Friedman, 79, Dies; Musician and Humorist Slew Sacred Cows”, in The New York TimesMr. Smith, a flesh-and-blood musician, produced A.I.-generated music and played it billions of times using bots he had programmed, according to the indictment.
2024 May 9, Maia Coleman, “The Bands and the Fans Were Fake. The $10 Million Was Real.”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: musicianer, musitian, player
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.
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Origin
- Old Frenchmusicien“musician”
- Middle Englishmusician
- Englishmusician
From Middle English musician, musicien, from Old French musicien (“musician”), equivalent to musike + -ien. By surface analysis, music + -ician.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans musikant, musikus
- musikantperson who performs or writes music
- musikusperson who performs or writes music
- musiciperson who performs or writes music
Ancient Greek μουσικός
- μουσικός (mousikós)person who performs or writes music
Arabic مُوسِيقِيّ, مُوسِيقِيَّة
- مُوسِيقِيّ (mūsīqiyy)person who performs or writes music
- مُوسِيقِيَّة (mūsīqiyya)person who performs or writes music
Basque musikari
- musikariperson who performs or writes music
Bengali বাদক
- বাদক (badok)person who performs or writes music
Bulgarian музика́нт, музика́нтка
- музика́нт (muzikánt)person who performs or writes music
- музика́нтка (muzikántka)person who performs or writes music
Catalan músic
- músicperson who performs or writes music
Chinese Cantonese 音樂家 /音乐家
- 音樂家 /音乐家 (jam¹ ngok⁶ gaa¹)person who performs or writes music
Chinese Mandarin 音樂家 /音乐家
- 音樂家 /音乐家 (yīnyuèjiā)person who performs or writes music
Czech hudebník, hudebnice
- hudebníkperson who performs or writes music
- hudebniceperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantkaperson who performs or writes music
Danish musiker
- musikerperson who performs or writes music
Dutch muzikant, muzikante
- muzikantperson who performs or writes music
- muzikanteperson who performs or writes music
- musicusperson who performs or writes music
Esperanto muzikisto
- muzikistoperson who performs or writes music
Estonian muusik
- muusikperson who performs or writes music
Finnish muusikko
- muusikkoperson who performs or writes music
French musicien, musicienne
- musicienperson who performs or writes music
- musicienneperson who performs or writes music
German Musiker, Musikerin
- Musikerperson who performs or writes music
- Musikerinperson who performs or writes music
- Musikant m Musikantinperson who performs or writes music
- Tonkünstlerperson who performs or writes music
- Tonkünstlerinperson who performs or writes music
- Musikusperson who performs or writes music
Greek μουσικός
- μουσικός (mousikós)person who performs or writes music
Hebrew מוּזִיקַאי
- מוּזִיקַאי (muzikái)person who performs or writes music
Hindi संगीतकार, मूसीक़ार
- संगीतकार (saṅgītkār)person who performs or writes music
- मूसीक़ार (mūsīqār)person who performs or writes music
- मूसीकार (mūsīkār)person who performs or writes music
- वादक (vādak)person who performs or writes music
Hungarian zenész, muzsikus
- zenészperson who performs or writes music
- muzsikusperson who performs or writes music
Icelandic tónlistarmaður
- tónlistarmaðurperson who performs or writes music
Indonesian musikus, pemusik
- musikusperson who performs or writes music
- pemusikperson who performs or writes music
Irish ceoltóir
- ceoltóirperson who performs or writes music
Italian musicista, musico
- musicistaperson who performs or writes music
- musicoperson who performs or writes music
Japanese 音楽家, 音楽家
- 音楽家 (ongakuka)person who performs or writes music
- 音楽家 (ongakka)person who performs or writes music
Korean 음악가
- 음악가 (eumakga)person who performs or writes music
Latin mūsicus, mūsica
- mūsicusperson who performs or writes music
- mūsicaperson who performs or writes music
Latvian mūziķis, mūziķe
- mūziķisperson who performs or writes music
- mūziķeperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantsperson who performs or writes music
- muzikanteperson who performs or writes music
Lithuanian muzikas, musikė
- muzikasperson who performs or writes music
- musikėperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantasperson who performs or writes music
Malay pemuzik
- pemuzikperson who performs or writes music
Māori kaiwhakatangi, kaipuoro
- kaiwhakatangiperson who performs or writes music
- kaipuoroperson who performs or writes music
- kiripuoroperson who performs or writes music
Norwegian Bokmål musiker
- musikerperson who performs or writes music
Polish muzyk, muzyczka
- muzykperson who performs or writes music
- muzyczkaperson who performs or writes music
Portuguese músico, música
- músicoperson who performs or writes music
- músicaperson who performs or writes music
- musicistaperson who performs or writes music
Romanian muzician, muziciană
- muzicianperson who performs or writes music
- muzicianăperson who performs or writes music
Russian музыка́нт, музыка́нтка
- музыка́нт (muzykánt)person who performs or writes music
- музыка́нтка (muzykántka)person who performs or writes music
Scottish Gaelic ceòladair, neach-ciùil
- ceòladairperson who performs or writes music
- neach-ciùilperson who performs or writes music
Slovak hudobník, hudobníčka
- hudobníkperson who performs or writes music
- hudobníčkaperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantperson who performs or writes music
- muzikantkaperson who performs or writes music
Spanish músico, música
- músicoperson who performs or writes music
- músicaperson who performs or writes music
- musicanteperson who performs or writes music
- musicastro (despective)person who performs or writes music
- saltimbanquiperson who performs or writes music
Swahili mwimbaji, mwanamuziki
- mwimbajiperson who performs or writes music
- mwanamuzikiperson who performs or writes music
Swedish musikant, musiker
- musikantperson who performs or writes music
- musikerperson who performs or writes music
Tagalog musiko
- musikoperson who performs or writes music
Thai นักดนตรี
- นักดนตรี (nák-don-dtrii)person who performs or writes music
Turkish müzisyen
- müzisyenperson who performs or writes music
Ukrainian музика́нт, музика́нтка
- музика́нт (muzykánt)person who performs or writes music
- музика́нтка (muzykántka)person who performs or writes music
Urdu مُوسِیقار
- مُوسِیقار (mūsīqār)person who performs or writes music
Vietnamese nhạc sĩ
- nhạc sĩperson who performs or writes music
Welsh cerddwr
- cerddwrperson who performs or writes music
Yiddish מוזיקער, מוזיקאַנט
- מוזיקער (muziker)person who performs or writes music
- מוזיקאַנט (muzikant)person who performs or writes music
- מוזיקאַנטקע (muzikantke)person who performs or writes music
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
musician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musician
MLA
“musician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musician. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musician,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musician.
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