lyricist

[ lir-uh-sist ]

/ ˈlɪr ə sɪst /

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noun

a person who writes the lyrics for songs.

a lyric poet.

Nearby words

Origin of lyricist

First recorded in 1880–85; lyric + -ist

Can be confusedlyricist lyrist

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Examples from the Web for lyricist

Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.
When Broadway Musicals Were Dark And Subversive|Laurence Maslon|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the many pleasures of the book is to see the lyricist frolic in another form.
Well, La Ti Da: Stephin Merritt’s Winning Little Words of Scrabble|David Bukszpan|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No one wrote about this subject in a way children could understand better than the famous American lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.
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To pass down in history as an exceptional beauty is to inspire art ideals and to furnish a theme for the lyricist.
Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10)|Burleigh James Bartlett

Subjective this poet may be—is it not a virtue in the lyricist?
Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon

British Dictionary definitions for lyricist

lyricist

/ (ˈlɪrɪsɪst) /

noun

a person who writes the words for a song, opera, or musical play

Also called: lyrist a lyric poet

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