"tunesmith" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tunesmiths [plural]
Etymology: tune + smith Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tune|smith}} tune + smith Head templates: {{en-noun}} tunesmith (plural tunesmiths)
  1. A composer of tunes. Categories (topical): Musicians, Occupations, People Hypernyms: composer Derived forms: Yankee tunesmith
    Sense id: en-tunesmith-en-noun-uTrSyQbm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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