Dictionary

composer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ (General-American)
• kəm-pōzʹər (General-American)
• kəm-pōzʹər (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəmˈpəʊzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English compose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English composer From compose + -er.

Meanings

1. One who composes; an author.
2. One who composes; an author. ▸ Especially, one who composes music.
3. One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
   • Where, mighty Anna, will thy Glories end. Thou Great Composer of distracted states. 1713, Joseph Trapp, Musicus Apparatus Academicus set to music by William Croft, pages 38–41, →MDZ
   • The exertion necessary to soothe and subdue Lucy's passionate sorrow was the best composer to Francesca's own agitation. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 43:

Forms

Deriveds

composerly · photocomposer · cocomposer · composeress · chamber composer · noncomposer

Relateds

compositionist · composition · compositor · composite · compose

Translations (154)

ro compozitor (one who composes music) · is tónskáld (one who composes music) · bg компози́торка (one who composes music) · nl maker (one who composes; an author) · sh компо̀зӣтор (one who composes music) · uk компози́тор (one who composes music) · da komponist (one who composes music) · de Tonkünstler (one who composes music) · hi संगीतकार (one who composes music) · he מַלְחִין (one who composes music) · pt compositor (one who composes music) · sq kompozitor (one who composes music) · sh скла̀датељ (one who composes music) · st seqapi (one who composes music) · ro autor (one who composes; an author) · mk композитор (one who composes music) · ca compositora (one who composes music) · sh skladatèljica (one who composes music) · cs skladatel (one who composes music) · es compositora (one who composes music) · bg компози́тор (one who composes music) · se komponista (one who composes music) · ru компози́тор (one who composes music) · my တေးရေးဆရာ (one who composes music) · cmn 作曲家 (one who composes music) · sh kompòzītor (one who composes music) · hy երգահան (one who composes music) · km អ្នកនិពន្ធ (one who composes music) · olo kompoziittoru (one who composes music) · ru состави́тель (one who composes; an author) · ja 作曲家 (one who composes music) · kl eriinniortoq (one who composes music) · hy կոմպոզիտոր (one who composes music) · ka კომპოზიტორი (one who composes music) · uz bastakor (one who composes music) · lo ນັກແຕ່ງເພງ (one who composes music) · de Komponist (one who composes music) · hu komponista (one who composes music) · pt compositora (one who composes music) · cs skladatelka (one who composes music) · ru успокои́тель (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · se šuokŋadahkki (one who composes music) · he מחבר (one who composes; an author) · de Musikkomponistin (one who composes music) · sl skladatelj (one who composes music) · hu zeneszerző (one who composes music) · ms komposer (one who composes music) · sh sklàdatelj (one who composes music) · nl auteur (one who composes; an author) · pl kompozytor (one who composes music) · gl compositor (one who composes music) · ky күүчү (one who composes music) · lt kompozitorius (one who composes music) · mr संगीतकार (one who composes music) · nb komponist (one who composes music) · tg оҳангсоз (one who composes music) · tr kompozitör (one who composes; an author) · af komponis (one who composes music) · ms penggubah (one who composes music) · de Tonschöpfer (one who composes music) · nl opsteller (one who composes; an author) · fa آهنگساز (one who composes music) · eu konpositore (one who composes music) · de Tonkünstlerin (one who composes music) · de Tonsetzer (one who composes music) · hu szerző (one who composes; an author) · cmn 創作者 /创作者 (one who composes; an author) · de Kompositeur (one who composes music) · lv komponists (one who composes music) · sk skladateľ (one who composes music) · hu alkotó (one who composes; an author) · sk skladateľka (one who composes music) · nl toondichteres (one who composes music) · yi קאָמפּאָזיטאָר (one who composes music) · sv komponist (one who composes music) · my ဂီတစာဆို (one who composes music) · lb Komponist (one who composes music) · pt acalmador (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · be кампазі́тарка (one who composes music) · ja 作曲者 (one who composes music) · id komponis (one who composes music) · ny wólémba (one who composes; an author) · tr besteci (one who composes; an author) · fi tekijä (one who composes; an author) · mt kompożitur (one who composes music) · pl kompozytorka (one who composes music) · el συνθέτης (one who composes music) · ps کمپوزر (one who composes music) · es compositor (one who composes music) · pt compositor (one who composes; an author) · ug كومپوزىتور (one who composes music) · th คีตกวี (one who composes music) · cmn 平定者 (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · mn хөгжмийн зохиолч (one who composes music) · nn komponist (one who composes music) · be кампазі́тар (one who composes music) · it compositrice (one who composes music) · kk композитор (one who composes music) · bg успокои́тел (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · nl toondichter (one who composes music) · km អ្នកតែងភ្លេង (one who composes music) · de Autor (one who composes; an author) · ko 작곡가 (one who composes music) · eo komponisto (one who composes music) · fr compositrice (one who composes music) · uk компози́торка (one who composes music) · nl bedarer (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · cmn 作家 (one who composes; an author) · tg композитор (one who composes music) · tg бастакор (one who composes music) · my စာဆို (one who composes music) · fi säveltäjä (one who composes music) · cmn 撫慰者 /抚慰者 (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · et helilooja (one who composes music) · cmn 作者 (one who composes; an author) · vo noatädan (one who composes music) · la compositor (one who composes music) · sv kompositör (one who composes music) · tr besteci (one who composes music) · gl compositora (one who composes music) · cy peroriaethwr (one who composes music) · it compositore (one who composes music) · de Tondichterin (one who composes music) · ca compositor (one who composes music) · vi nhà soạn nhạc (one who composes music) · de Komponistin (one who composes music) · de Tonschöpferin (one who composes music) · de Tonsetzerin (one who composes music) · fr compositeur (one who composes music) · fi rauhoittaja (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · la compositor (one who composes; an author) · tk kompozitor (one who composes music) · tr bestekar (one who composes music) · sv tonsättare (one who composes music) · cy cyfansoddwr (one who composes; an author) · nl componist (one who composes music) · ar مُلَحِّن (one who composes music) · kk сазгер (one who composes music) · th นักแต่งเพลง (one who composes music) · olo säveldäi (one who composes music) · az bəstəkar (one who composes music) · cy cyfansoddydd (one who composes; an author) · de Kompositeurin (one who composes music) · mk композиторка (one who composes music) · de Tondichter (one who composes music) · sh складатѐљица (one who composes music) · uz kompozitor (one who composes music) · pt criador (one who composes; an author) · cmn 調解者 /调解者 (one who, or that which, quiets or calms) · de Musikkomponist (one who composes music) · ar مُؤَلِّف مُوسِيقِيّ (one who composes music) · nl componiste (one who composes music) · cy peroriaethydd (one who composes music) · ro compozitoare (one who composes music)