lyrist

[ lahyuhr-ist lir-ist ]

noun

1. a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies their own vocals with a lyre.
2. a lyric poet.

lyrist

noun

1. ˈlaɪərɪst a person who plays the lyre
2. ˈlɪrɪst another word for lyricist

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyrist¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Latin lyristēs, from Greek lyristḗs; lyre, -ist

Example Sentences

It would be difficult to find a finer lyrist among the mountains.

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Although I turned aside and sought diligently, I could not find the shy lyrist.

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His extant shorter poems, however, whether early or late, offer no excuse for claiming high rank for him as a lyrist.

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And where the sonneteers pretended to a sincerity which was none of theirs, he was, like Browning, unaffectedly a dramatic lyrist.

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Miss Ingelow may be termed an idyllic lyrist, her lyrical pieces having always much idyllic beauty.

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Related Words

• artist
• author
• dramatist
• lyricist
• writer