composer

noun

com·​pos·​er kəm-ˈpō-zər How to pronounce composer (audio)
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: one that composes
especially : a person who writes music

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She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers. a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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Rent played its first preview off-Broadway, at the New York Theatre Workshop, on January 25, 1996—the same day that Jonathan Larson, its 35-year-old composer and librettist, died suddenly at his home in Manhattan. — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 The more self-consciously operatic versions aren’t necessarily closer to the composer’s intentions. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Director Zeze Takahisa took the stage with Okada Junichi, who plays composer Nakamura Hachidai, Matsuzaka Tori, who plays lyricist Ei Rokusuke, and Seino Nana, who plays Nakamura Junko. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 The film stars Okada as composer Hachidai Nakamura, Tori Matsuzaka as lyricist Rokusuke Ei and Taiga Nakano as singer Kyu Sakamoto, telling the story behind the creative partnership that produced one of Japan’s most beloved musical exports. — Gavin Blair, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for composer

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First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of composer was in 1597

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composer

noun
com·​pos·​er kəm-ˈpō-zər How to pronounce composer (audio)
: one that composes
especially : a person who writes music
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