composer

== English == === Etymology === From compose + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA(key): /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kəm-pōzʹər, IPA(key): /kəmˈpəʊzə/ Rhymes: -əʊzə(ɹ) === Noun === composer (plural composers) One who composes; an author. Especially, one who composes music. One who, or that which, quiets or calms. 1713, Joseph Trapp, Musicus Apparatus Academicus set to music by William Croft, pages 38–41, →MDZ: Where, mighty Anna, will thy Glories end.Thou Great Composer of distracted states. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French composer, from com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.po.ze/ Homophones: composai, composé, composée, composées, composés, composez === Verb === composer (transitive) to compose (ambitransitive) to compose (to produce or create a musical work) (transitive) to constitute, to make up (transitive) to dial (a number) (intransitive) to come to terms, to come to a compromise (on), to compromise [with avec ‘with’] Near-synonym: transiger ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== corps composé salade composée ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “composer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From com- +‎ poser, as an adaptation of Latin compōnō, compōnere. === Verb === composer To come to an agreement. To compose; to create; to make; to manufacture. ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== → English: compose French: composer