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 band broke up weeks after that show, but reformed in 1996 with Jones, singer-lyricist Johnny Rotten and drummer Paul Cook.
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Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Originally envisioned as a musical, Williams was tasked with writing original songs with lyricist Leslie Bricusse before the idea was scrapped.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
And there is that aspect — the lyricist, Katharine Lee Bates, had recently been to Pikes Peak.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
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Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Originally envisioned as a musical, Williams was tasked with writing original songs with lyricist Leslie Bricusse before the idea was scrapped.
—Alex Galbraith, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Welles, who was nominated for four Grammys in 2025, is a gifted lyricist, and his finest verses use cascades of slant rhymes to move subtly from specific finger-pointing to broader implication.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2026
And there is that aspect — the lyricist, Katharine Lee Bates, had recently been to Pikes Peak.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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The latest iteration, which will take the form of a video installation, honors Palestinian poet Hiba Abu Nada, who died in an Israeli airstrike in October 2023.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Mar. 2026
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Political leader Simón Bolivar and poets Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral are among the other people depicted in the mural.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Browne also collaborated for many years with the late Minnesota composer Stephen Paulus.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Segerstrom Center for the Arts is celebrating its 40th anniversary by expanding its Hispanic and Latino arts and culture programming and naming Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and band leader Arturo O’Farrill as its first-ever artist in residence.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Canadian songwriter is currently working on her debut full-length album with producer Gena Johnson.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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Olivia Dean, Lola Young, Lily Allen, Coldplay, CMAT and Florence + the Machine are among the top nominees for the 71st annual Ivor Novello Awards, honoring songwriters and composers and taking place May 21 in London.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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