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 tour is the group’s first since their 2014 split, and their first since the passing of vocalist and lyricist Shane MacGowan in 2023.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
In addition to Mitchell, the creative team includes composer David Foster, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and book writer Bob Martin.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted the musical for the screen.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Beside collaborating with composers Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg and Richard Rodgers, Hammerstein also was a mentor to lyricists Alan Jay Lerner and Stephen Sondheim.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
In addition to Mitchell, the creative team includes composer David Foster, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and book writer Bob Martin.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted the musical for the screen.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Beside collaborating with composers Jerome Kern, Sigmund Romberg and Richard Rodgers, Hammerstein also was a mentor to lyricists Alan Jay Lerner and Stephen Sondheim.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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That’s the secret poets know, and so does Madison Avenue.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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As for what's next, Morley-Chisholm and the rest of her team have gotten a lot of requests for more voices, from Mary, Queen of Scots, to the poet John Keats and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.Patrick Wood, NPR, 29 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Ellison serves as the film’s composer as well as director.Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Whether Tammy was a sympathetic victim or a crass criminal seemed to depend on the scene and the song, and unfortunately, those songs from a composer by the name of Elton John were not exactly praise-worthy.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Infused with more rock energy than her previous works, the album aimed to establish Swift as a bona-fide songwriter.Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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A little over a decade ago, Rita Wilson decided to launch her second act and pursue a later-in-life dream of becoming a singer/songwriter.Pam Windsor, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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