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librettist

noun

Definition of librettistnext
as in lyricist

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Recent Examples of librettist Jackson had a similar experience during grad school with Jackie O, by the composer Michael Daugherty and the librettist Wayne Koestenbaum. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026 The Grammys and the opera category The Best Opera Recording award goes to the conductor, album producers, principal soloists, and the composer and librettist, if applicable, of a world premiere opera recording. — Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026 Their liberating actions are symbolic by design, according to Davis and librettist Havis. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 Terese Svoboda is an American poet, novelist, memoirist, short story writer, librettist, translator, biographer, critic, and videomaker. — Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for librettist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for librettist
  1. lyricist
  2. composer
  3. poet
  4. muse
  5. poetaster
Noun
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda is a man of many talents, and his resume includes actor, singer, lyricist, composer, playwright, and producer.
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Also a songwriter and lyricist, Graham most notably collaborated with Bob Weir of The Grateful Dead.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyricist
Noun
  • Besides the several covers of ‘90s-era pop music classics by the likes of INXS and Tina Turner, composer Nathan Matthew David has contributed an original soundtrack incorporating traditional Filipino and Indigenous instruments.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The new incentive is aimed at bringing back jobs for the industry’s editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of composer
Noun
  • Her mystical encounters with the divine through the natural world are reminiscent of poets like Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • His third album, 2001’s Phantom Moon, made with poet and playwright Steven Sater, pushed further into that territory.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of poet
Noun
  • The company was founded in 1978 and, while Santo dealt with the business, Donatella started working beside Gianni and was also considered his muse.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • As with its stylistic muse, the 1,800 hp Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar, this TV is all about bleeding-edge engineering.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of muse
Noun
  • Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2018
Definition of poetaster

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“Librettist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/librettist. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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