Musicians or non musicians

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Originally Posted by ricb

musician - the IAN suffix at the end of a word usually means in the context of ones profession, ie source of earning a living. i have always understood the word to mean just that, just as in the following professions; physician, magician, mathematician etc etc.

as the dictionary states:


musician

noun
1: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) [syn: instrumentalist, player]
2: artist who composes or conducts music as a profession

i used to be a musician in the dictionary sense of the word, as i composed/played music for my living.

i am currently not a musician, but rather a competent player; a musical instrument player and vocalist.

So do thrown rotten tomatoes count as payment?

Interesting, but I suppose we can say musicist instead? (for the hobbyists like me?)