{
    "term": "musician",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who plays a musical instrument or writes music, especially as a job",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a jazz/rock/classical musician"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has been a professional musician for over 25 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The competition recognizes talented young musicians."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A group of local musicians entertained the guests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pipes were played by Irish musician, John Burney."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Armstrong was still a great jazz musician in the fifties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "many pop and rock musicians sing in English rather than their mother tongue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have to be a very dedicated musician to get to the top."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has toured as a backing musician for Taylor Swift."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music", "Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["accomplished", "brilliant", "excellent"],
                "musician + verb": [
                    "perform (something)",
                    "play (something)",
                    "sing (something)"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mjuˈzɪʃn/",
                "audio": "mu/musician/musician__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mjuˈzɪʃn/",
                "audio": "mu/musician/musician__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French musicien, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’."
}