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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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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

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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

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Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The company’s key writers include Tom Petty, Grammy songwriter of the year Amy Allen, Kacey Musgraves, Raye, Gamble & Huff and others.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

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