musician

«musician» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who plays a musical instrument or sings… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a musician, musicians)

meaning for a pupil

1) A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or sings, especially as a job or with great skill. tree →

2) A musician can also be someone who writes music (a composer). tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons pupils learn about famous musicians and composers, and about different musicians in an orchestra or band: violinists, drummers, pianists, singers. Being a musician takes lots of practice. Buskers are musicians who play in the street for money. Phrases: «a talented musician», «a professional musician», «street musician», «session musician».

examples

• My aunt is a musician in an orchestra. tree →
• The street musician played the guitar outside the station. tree →
• Mozart was a brilliant musician from a young age. tree →
• Musicians practise for hours every day. tree →
• The band has four musicians. tree →
• You don't have to be famous to be a musician — anyone who plays can be one. tree →
• ‘Oh, my dear musician, how beautifully you play! tree →

note

Plural «musicians». Spelling: music + ian; the c sounds like «sh»: mew-ZISH-un. Similar: magician, electrician, politician.

In the corpora

• Musicians' earplugs make sound quieter but still clear, and many musicians wear them on stage.
• Many musicians earn more from concerts and merch than from streams.
• -cian is used for people's jobs from words ending in c: musician, magician, electrician.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «musician» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.