musician

n. one who plays a musical instrument professionally; composer of music

A musician is a person who plays or composes music. Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music:A musician or instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.Sometimes the term is can include other people who produce music such as:A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument.Composers and songwriters write music.A conductor coordinates a musical ensemble.The concept of the musician and the status of the musician in society varies from culture to culture.
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Noun
1. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
(synonym) instrumentalist, player
(hypernym) performer, performing artist
(hyponym) accompanist, accompanyist
(member-holonym) musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
2. artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
(hypernym) artist, creative person
(hyponym) arranger, adapter, transcriber
(classification) music

(n.)
One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.
  

(Heb. menatstseah), the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the temple, mentioned in the titles of fifty-five psalms, and in Hab. 3:19, Revised Version. The first who held this office was Jeduthun (1 Chr. 16:41), and the office appears to have been hereditary. Heman and Asaph were his two colleagues (2 Chr. 35:15).