Added 10 October 2026 songwriter noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about songwriter at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song. We are now collaborating with a famous songwriter. Origin From song + writer. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: songstersongcomposerperformerauthorcomplainantperpetratorcomposingcompositeursinger-songwriterlyricist Back to today's word