singer-songwriter

noun

: a performer who writes songs and sings them

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The singer-songwriter is certainly gearing up for her next major musical chapter, and work on another collection of some kind seems to have already started – at least, if a recent comment from a Swedish DJ is to be believed. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Rounding out the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 is a debut at No. 10 for singer-songwriter Ethel Cain’s 2022 album Preacher’s Daughter. Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025 Clairo got a political introduction to her Coachella set on Saturday night from none other than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who appeared to encourage young attendees to engage in contemporary issues and thank the singer-songwriter for using her platform to express her views. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025 The singer-songwriter married her second husband, producer John Leventhal, in 1995. Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for singer-songwriter

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“Singer-songwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singer-songwriter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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