Meanings
nounsongwriter (plural songwriters)
plural songwriters
- entertainmentA musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
We are now collaborating with a famous songwriter.
1 more example
Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time.
2026 September 16, Mark Savage, “How being music's Mr Nice Guy contributed to biggest crisis of Ed Sheeran's career”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans liedjieskrywer
- liedjieskrywersomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Bulgarian автор на песен, текстописец
- автор на песен (avtor na pesen)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- текстописец (tekstopisec)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- текстописка (tekstopiska)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Catalan compositor de cançons, compositora de cançons
- compositor de cançonssomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- compositora de cançonssomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Czech písničkář
- písničkářsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Dutch liedjesschrijver, songwriter
- liedjesschrijversomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- songwritersomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Finnish lauluntekijä
- lauluntekijäsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
French auteur-compositeur, autrice-compositrice
- auteur-compositeursomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- autrice-compositricesomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- auteure-compositricesomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
German Songwriter, Liedermacher
- Songwritersomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- Liedermachersomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Greek τραγουδοποιός
- τραγουδοποιός (tragoudopoiós)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Hebrew משורר
- משורר (meshorér)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Hungarian dalszerző
- dalszerzősomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Indonesian pencipta lagu, penulis lagu
- pencipta lagusomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- penulis lagusomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Norwegian Bokmål låtskriver
- låtskriversomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Polish kompozytor, kompozytorka
- kompozytorsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- kompozytorkasomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- tekściarzsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- tekściarkasomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Portuguese compositor, compositora
- compositorsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- compositorasomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Romanian compozitor
- compozitorsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Russian пе́сенник, а́втор те́кста пе́сен
- пе́сенник (pésennik)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- а́втор те́кста пе́сен (ávtor téksta pésen)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- а́втор пе́сен (ávtor pésen)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Scottish Gaelic sgrìobhadair òrain
- sgrìobhadair òrainsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Swedish låtskrivare, kompositör
- låtskrivaresomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
- kompositörsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Thai นักแต่งเพลง
- นักแต่งเพลง (nák-dtɛ̀ng-pleeng)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Turkish şarkı yazarı
- şarkı yazarısomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Ukrainian пісня́р
- пісня́р (pisnjár)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Welsh cyfansoddwr m caneuon
- cyfansoddwr m caneuonsomeone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Yiddish מנגן
- מנגן (menagen)someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs
Cite this entry
APA
songwriter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songwriter
MLA
“songwriter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songwriter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “songwriter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songwriter.
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