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
Chu directed from scripts by the stage show’s book writer Winne Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon, the nifty new feature from director Richard Linklater, opts instead to cover one night in the life of its subject, the lyricist Lorenz Hart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Playboi Carti isn’t regarded as the same caliber of lyricist as the others, his I Am Music project is too momentous to ignore.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s a new drummer, German composer and producer Anika Nilles, standing in for late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon, the nifty new feature from director Richard Linklater, opts instead to cover one night in the life of its subject, the lyricist Lorenz Hart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Playboi Carti isn’t regarded as the same caliber of lyricist as the others, his I Am Music project is too momentous to ignore.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s a new drummer, German composer and producer Anika Nilles, standing in for late drummer and lyricist Neil Peart.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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His father, an Iranian-American poet and English professor at Queens College in New York City, has not responded to requests for comment.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are love letters to the dead in Lasky’s life interwoven into these essays, including to her father (a judge who died, slowly, from Alzheimer’s), her artist mother, her dog Lucy, beloved poet friends, Mayer herself.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Along with the cast conversation, the evening also featured a separate Q&A with costume designer Amy Parris, sound designer Craig Henighan, visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson, hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul and composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Four awards were presented throughout the event, including one to actor Sam Elliott and another to singer/songwriter Abraham Alexander.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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These awards include album of the year; record of the year; song of the year; best new artist; producer of the year, non-classical; and songwriter of the year, non-classical.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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