Composer Meaning
/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who composes; an author.
nounOne who composes; an author., Especially, one who composes music.
Sentence Examples
Mozart was greater than any other composer of his time.
Paul is not so much a singer as a composer.
Verdi was a prolific composer of operas.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ wrote his greatest opera while living in a small village.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Beethoven was a truly brilliant and deaf musical ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English compose Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English composer From compose + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The famous ____ wrote his greatest opera while living in a small village.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Beethoven was a truly brilliant and deaf musical ____.