musicians

NOUN

person who performs music

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artist composer conductor entertainer instrumentalist performer player soloist virtuoso vocalist

STRONG

artiste diva

WEAK

session player

Example Sentences

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First is the same thing that is bane of gig-going music fans and frequent fliers alike: dynamic pricing.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

It's May Bank Holiday and that can only mean one thing for music fans - it's the start of festival season.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s pop-reggaeton seduction had already found an enormous audience among Latin music fans when Bieber jumped on a remix after hearing the song in a Colombian nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Rapino admitted that he has heard complaints about the fees from music fans, as well as artists including The Cure frontman Robert Smith.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

I took off, bolting past the restroom doors and past the mural, and wove between music fans on picnic blankets and in lawn chairs waiting for the concert to start.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith