Definition of "songwriter" []

• One who writes lyrics or tunes, or both, for songs. Also called songsmith, songster. (noun)

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• "This New York-born singer-songwriter is best known for his song, American Pie, which is partially based upon the death of the passengers of Peterson’s flight."
• "This American singer, pianist, and songwriter is the son of a German-Jewish Holocaust survivor but raised as a Roman Catholic in Hicksville, a middle-class suburb on Long Island, N.Y.,"
• "Wendy Melvoin, the guitarist and singer-songwriter, is best known for her work in the 80s with Prince's band, the Revolution, and for being one half of Wendy & Lisa, a collaboration with her former girlfriend, Lisa Coleman."