Synonyms of lyricist

lyricist

noun

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.

Related Words

• poet
• composer
• songwriter
• lyrist
• librettist
• bard
• muse
• rhymester
• versifier
• minstrel
• poetaster
• tunesmith
• songsmith
• rhymer
• poetess
• epigrammatist
• sonneteer
• cocomposer
• troubadour
• poet laureate
• epigrammatizer
• rhapsodist
• scop
• rhapsode

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lyricist

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

The lyricist also touched on the impact of Houston, Texas, and his Nigerian heritage, and on his hope that The Bridge would serve as a conduit between those worlds and cultures. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 June 2026

As Sabbath’s primary lyricist during the Ozzy years, Geezer established heavy metal’s obsessions with dread, apocalypse, insanity, and the darker corners of spirituality. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 June 2026

As the first show without late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart since 1974, the kick-off was suffused with nearly overwhelming emotion, both onstage and off. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2026