composer

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

COMPOSER, noun 1. One who composes; one who writes an original work, as distinguished from a compiler; an author; also, one who forms tunes, whether he adapts them to particular words or not. 2. One who quiets or calms; one who adjusts a difference.
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