musician

noun

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

Roots

mousamus- · Greek · the Muses

Synonyms for musician

singern performern artisten artistn playern

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Where does musician come from?

The word musician breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root mus-, from Greek mousa (“the Muses”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.