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# musician

noun (a musician, musicians)

«musician» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#m1)
2. A musician can also be someone who writes music (a composer). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#m2)

### In the lessons

In music lessons pupils learn about famous musicians and composers, and about different musicians in an orchestra or band: violinists, drummers, pianists, singers. Being a musician takes lots of practice. Buskers are musicians who play in the street for money. Phrases: «a talented musician», «a professional musician», «street musician», «session musician».

### Examples

- My aunt is a musician in an orchestra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x1)
- The street musician played the guitar outside the station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x2)
- Mozart was a brilliant musician from a young age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x3)
- Musicians practise for hours every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x4)
- The band has four musicians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x5)
- You don't have to be famous to be a musician — anyone who plays can be one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x6)
- ‘Oh, my dear musician, how beautifully you play! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/#x7)

### Note

Plural «musicians». Spelling: music + ian; the c sounds like «sh»: mew-ZISH-un. Similar: magician, electrician, politician.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «musician» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musician/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«musician» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/musician.html) on Mova free.