musician
US /mjuˈzɪʃən/
Definition
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A young musician played the piano during the opening ceremony.
Word Family
Synonyms
- playera person who participates in or is skilled at some game
- performeran entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
- composersomeone who composes music as a profession
Collocations
- Easy street musiciandescribing street musician (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
- Medium hire professional session musicians for jinglesto hire professional session musicians for jingles, meaning to engage or hire for work
- Hard equitable royalty distribution for recording musiciansdescribing equitable royalty distribution for recording musicians (fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience)
- Very Hard consummate musician mastering microtonal subtletiesto consummate musician mastering microtonal subtleties, meaning to fulfill sexually
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