"a composer, conductor or performer of music. ESPECIALLY INSTRUMENTALIST"

Especially, not exclusively. That definition does not supercede the ones i posted, nor does it discount anything i said. If you want to add common sense it would lean toward my argument, and away from yours. It is not common sense to ignore the full definition. of the words, and the perponderance of the evidence.

There a total of 5 dictionaries quoted, all of them included people who make music, three of which specifically included singers, one that said especially instrumentalist. NONE that excluded singers. So the common sense understanding is that Singers are included in the term musician.

So I ask respectfully exactly were does the definition exclude singers, and why does just one of the definition that leans, not fully i might add in the direction of instrumentalist become the common sense to exclude the singers.

I could say all automechanics should attend a seminar on proper techniques of head resurfacing, especially engine rebuilders. Does that mean that tuneup specialist, transmission rebuilders, Radiator and cooling mechanic, Auto electric, AC specialist, and other specialty services are excluded from attending, and therefore not automechanics?

I have a friend who works at a auto repair shop, he is rather new to the field, and has no formal training. He has learned to do oil changes, brake jobs, water pump replacement, belts and hoses. He has not been trained to rebuild a engine nor do valve jobs, and or full top end or lower end repair. But guess what he is still a mechanic. Why because he does mechanical work.

A singer, and someone who makes music is a musician. He may not be a guitaist, or a pianist, but he makes music, therefore a music - ian, or a technician of music. To me that is common sense.

As far as me chilling out, i am in no way heated up. My last post was said with a laugh!

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