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lyricist

noun

Definition of lyricist

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 Billy McNicol is an independent musician, drummer, vocalist, lyricist and songwriter from Louisville. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Sep. 2026 Parton later served as the composer and lyricist for the musical. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The kick-off of Rush’s Fifty Something Tour marked their first shows since the devastating loss of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart in January 2020, and the first Rush concerts, period, in 11 years. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026 During Ozzy's time with Black Sabbath, Butler was widely credited as the main lyricist for the band. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lyricist

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Some of Italy’s other big airports are named for historically famous Italians, such as Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport, Venice’s Marco Polo airport and Verona’s airport, named for the Latin poet Valerio Catullo.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Rumi is also the name of a very famous 13th-century Persian poet and mystic.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of poet

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Actor and director Eric Stoltz (Madam Secretary, Nashville) is directing from a screenplay by Hailey Lustig, founder of Three Birds Landing Productions, and composer Robbie Roth, which takes inspiration from their real lives.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Artists like Bandalos Chinos, Alex Anwandter and Zoé are really great composers.

— Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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Pendley co-wrote all 13 tracks — including two with the late Ronnie Bowman, marking some of the legendary songwriter’s final contributions to country music — and laced them all with his rural upbringing 40 miles northwest of Little Rock.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Its tale of a singer/songwriter (Illeana Douglas) struggling to find her place in the music industry of the 1950s and 1960s was deeply personal for Anders, given scope and breadth by a major studio’s resources.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

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