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
So that would be the difference to me, of working with them, as far as them as lyricists.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Hart then took a moment to mention late members of the Dead, including Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, lyricist Robert Hunter, and longtime roadie, Ramrod (Laurence Shurtliff).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
With a team based across New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers to protect legacies and bring classic works to new international audiences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
The show originated in 1970 when up-and-coming composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice teamed up to record a concept album that retold the last week of Jesus’s life through rock music, an audacious conceit that pushed the LP to the top of the Billboard charts.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Hart then took a moment to mention late members of the Dead, including Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, lyricist Robert Hunter, and longtime roadie, Ramrod (Laurence Shurtliff).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
With a team based across New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers to protect legacies and bring classic works to new international audiences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
The show originated in 1970 when up-and-coming composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice teamed up to record a concept album that retold the last week of Jesus’s life through rock music, an audacious conceit that pushed the LP to the top of the Billboard charts.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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There’s all these futurist painters and designers around, kooky poets like Filippo Marinetti who could out-beat the Beatniks who’ll come two generations later.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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This included prominent businessmen, landowners, poets, novelists, and local officials who were detested for abetting Japanese rule.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Of the 13, only composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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From 1947 to 1954, Jenkins hosted summer music conferences in Steinhall, which brought together top composers and teachers to discuss music composition, materials, and new music trends.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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The title comes compliments of songwriter Christian Yancey, who brought it to an appointment at Nashville’s Combustion Music with Nick Sainato, Chris McKenna and Jessica Farren in February 2024.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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