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song·writ·er (sôngrtr, sng-)
n.
One who writes lyrics or tunes, or both, for songs. Also called songsmith, songster.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.



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songwriter [ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə]
n
(Music / Pop Music) a person who composes the words or music for songs in a popular idiom

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I know there are folk who think both Harper Collins and the American Heritage Dictionary (and all other respected dictionaries) are wrong but if you are doing a university test and put down an answer different to the above no matter what reference you quote.... they will make you as wrong...




Originally Posted by ronaldhutasuhut
Hello, just need to clarify the definition of term: Song.

Song is:
A Poem/Poetry or Lyric which has melody or/and music accompaniment.

Lyricist is:
Person who wrote words/lyric of a song.

Composer is:
Person who composed music of a song.

Songwriter is:
Person who write the words/lyric and add melodies into the lyric to make a song.

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The questions are:

- Is a lyricist not a songwriter yet if his/her lyric doesn't contain melody?

- Is a composer not a songwriter yet if his/her music doesn't contain lyric?




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