melodist

[ mel-uh-dist ]

noun

1. a composer or a singer of melodies.

melodist

/ ˈmɛlədɪst /

noun

1. a composer of melodies
2. a singer

Word History and Origins

Origin of melodist¹

First recorded in 1780–90; melod(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Mr. Jobim once called him “a great melodist, harmonist, king of rhythm, of syncopation, of swing” and “singular, without equal.”

From New York Times

Rachmaninoff was a supreme melodist.

From Los Angeles Times

Franz Schubert, master melodist and progenitor of the song cycle, never wrote for the theater with success, producing scores for singspiels, operas and incidental music that collect dust on the shelf.

From New York Times

He was a wondrous and unapologetic melodist.

From Los Angeles Times

But the Romanian conductor happens to be music director of the Cabrillo Festival, which was founded by Lou Harrison, California’s great melodist and eclectic.

From Los Angeles Times

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