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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 David Baerwald is an American songwriter, composer, lyricist, and novelist, whose work has spanned 1970s punk rock, award-winning solo recordings, Grammy-winning mega-hits, orchestral film music, and literary fiction. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Along with the demos, a list of credits for the demo must be included (composer, lyricist, arranger, guide, and source if sampling was used). — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 In 1984, Baker married Emmy Award-winning lyricist and singer-songwriter Dory Previn, and the two eventually left Los Angeles to settle into an old farmhouse in Southfield, Massachusetts, the Berkshires. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026 Ashman, the show’s lyricist, had died in 1991, so Tim Rice was brought in to work with Menken. — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lyricist

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Yamanaka is made for leisurely walks, a visit to the house celebrating the haiku poet Bashō—who stayed here for nine days in 1689—and quiet days in a world of green hills and rushing water.

— Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Instead, Parini is planning, as part of his PhD project, to interview reclusive poet George Mackay Brown (Peter Mullan), who never leaves his hometown in Orkney.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of poet

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Seven composers, aged 17 to 24, composed new scores for these films under the mentorship of some of the industry’s top professionals.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Pitch-perfect performances and a lush score by Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi further distinguish Naishtat’s impressively taut drama.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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In fact, Jaissle, with his emotional touchline demeanour and obsessive tactical demands, comes across more as a highly-strung indie-rock songwriter/front man.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
And in all of this, giving artists and songwriters the ability to opt in and make sure that their rights are protected.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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