Definition of "singer-songwriter" [singer-songwriter]
A person who both sings and composes, especially if they perform their own compositions.(noun)
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Use "singer-songwriter" in a sentence
"The title "singer-songwriter" brings to mind a multitude of horrors: James Blunt cooing about beauty, James Morrison crooning about "something", Jack Johnson wooing ladies with banana pancakes."
"More interesting is her emergence amid a new wave of goth-pop stars - among them Canadian band Austra and her upcoming UK tourmate EMA, aka singer-songwriter Erika M Anderson."
"Cash is primarily known as a singer-songwriter; she performs her own songs, and not typically covers."