lyricist

[ lir-uh-sist ]

/ ˈlɪr ə sɪst /

a person who writes the lyrics for songs.

a lyric poet.

Origin of lyricist

First recorded in 1880–85; lyric + -ist

lyricist lyrist

lyre-form sofa, lyrebird, lyric, lyrical, lyricism, lyricist, lyricize, lyrids, lyriform, lyrism, lyrist

Lyricist E. Y. “Yip” Harburg was as provocative as Hammerstein, though with a much less earnest, more whimsical sensibility.

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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

lyricist

/ (ˈlɪrɪsɪst) /

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

Also called: lyrist a lyric poet