as in poet
a person who writes lyrics and especially the words of a song
The widely acclaimed lyricist has penned many of pop music's most famous songs.
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Recent Examples of lyricist
The 38-year-old actress is headlining a new production of Chess, the cult-favorite musical from EGOT-winning lyricist Tim Rice and songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (of ABBA fame).
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 May 2025
The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Wilson was the chief songwriter for most of their hits, with Love his frequent lyricist.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 28 May 2025
The mark that Jewish composers and lyricists left on Broadway and on the Great American Songbook is indelible, from the Gershwins to Stephen Sondheim to Leonard Bernstein.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Wilson was the chief songwriter for most of their hits, with Love his frequent lyricist.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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According to Greek and Roman legend, Lyra is a harp, or Lyre, given by the god Apollo to the famous poet and musician Orpheus.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
Noun
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For Good will also feature two new songs for Glinda and Elphaba, with Grande and Erivo both working alongside the musical’s original composer Stephen Schwartz.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Founded in 1977 by French composer Jacques Loussier, Miraval Studios famously welcomed such recording artists as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Sade, Sting and Elton John before going silent in the early 2000s.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The Scottish songwriter recently completely sold out a U.K. and Ireland tour set to happen this fall, including three nights at London’s O2 Arena.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
12 July 2025
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Rain was renamed to Oasis, and Noel later joined as the group's lead guitar player and principal songwriter.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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