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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His choice to so closely blend his personality with his career resembles a lyricist writing diaristic songs, encouraging a sense of kinship between him and his audience.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Hawke’s turn as Lorenz Hart — the little lyricist who couldn’t — got LAFCA in his corner, as the org handed him its Best Actor prize.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Radcliffe plays his creative partner, lyricist and playwright Charley Kringas, who gets left behind as his friend rockets to success and finds a shallower crowd.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Witty, imaginative, and brushed with a whisper of melancholy, Blue Moon is a perceptive portrait of one of the 20th century’s finest lyricists.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Hawke’s turn as Lorenz Hart — the little lyricist who couldn’t — got LAFCA in his corner, as the org handed him its Best Actor prize.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Radcliffe plays his creative partner, lyricist and playwright Charley Kringas, who gets left behind as his friend rockets to success and finds a shallower crowd.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Witty, imaginative, and brushed with a whisper of melancholy, Blue Moon is a perceptive portrait of one of the 20th century’s finest lyricists.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricist
Noun
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Arthur Sze is a poet, translator, and editor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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While the epithet is sometimes attributed to the poet Rainer Maria Rilke, Ronda has maintained a romantic aura for centuries, drawing creatives like Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles to its mountaintop setting.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kangding Ray, the composer, producer and DJ who is currently Oscar-shortlisted for his score to Neon’s Sirāt, has signed with WME for representation for film scoring.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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Moon was the show’s composer for more than a decade from 2001 to 2017 and scored more than 150 episodes, according to IMDb.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Disco, Occasionally was produced by Kid Harpoon, the British songwriter-producer who has worked on all of the artist’s previous albums.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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For the single, the quartet of Jisoo, Jenny, Rosé, and Lisa enlisted an army of songwriters — TEDDY, Diplo, 24, Zikai, Claudia Valentina, Jumpa, Malachiii, and Jesse Bluu.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricist. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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