lyricist

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #60635

Meanings

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noun
A person who writes the words for songs.

The composer wrote the music, and a talented lyricist added the words.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who writes the... lyrist

Word family

Forms lyricists

Etymology

From lyric + -ist.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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