What does "songwriter" mean?

A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.

What is a synonym for "songwriter"?

Common synonyms include: ballad maker, cleffer, cleffer, songsmith, songsmith, songster.

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
"We are now collaborating with a famous songwriter."
2
a composer of words or music for popular songs wordnet

"Do you think Tom is a good songwriter?"

From song + writer.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.