musician

musician

mu·si·cian [musician musicians]   [mjuˈzɪʃn]    [mjuˈzɪʃn]  noun
a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job
• a jazz/rock musician  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French musicien, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.  
Thesaurus:
musician noun C
• The musicians came back on stage and bowed.
performer • • singer • • artist • • artiste • • entertainer •
a talented/famous musician/performer/singer/artist/entertainer 
Example Bank:
• She had toured as a backing musician for Madonna.

• You have to be a very dedicated musician to get to the top.