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lyrist

[ lahyuh r-ist for 1; lir-ist for 2 ]

/ ˈlaɪər ɪst for 1; ˈlɪr ɪst for 2 /

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noun

a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.

a lyric poet.

Origin of lyrist

1650–60; < Latin lyristēs < Greek lyristḗs. See lyre, -ist

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH lyrist

lyricist lyrist

Words nearby lyrist

lyricist, lyricize, lyrids, lyriform, lyrism, lyrist, lys, lys-, lysander, lysandra, lysate

Example sentences from the Web for lyrist

The Parisian did not cease to be a Provençal; and the novelist was a lyrist still.

The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) |Alphonse Daudet
The little encore song, which generally appeared anonymously, was the opening wedge for the American lyrist.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes
To be the lyrist of a righteous revolution, and above all to be the people's poet, is in itself no small distinction.

The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) |Philip Freneau
His extant shorter poems, however, whether early or late, offer no excuse for claiming high rank for him as a lyrist.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various

He is the first Scottish lyrist and the introducer of the pastoral to English literature.

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature |John W. Cousin

British Dictionary definitions for lyrist

lyrist

noun

(ˈlaɪərɪst) a person who plays the lyre

(ˈlɪrɪst) another word for lyricist (def. 2)