as in poets
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 lyricists
So that would be the difference to me, of working with them, as far as them as lyricists.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
With a team based across New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers to protect legacies and bring classic works to new international audiences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
With a team based across New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers to protect legacies and bring classic works to new international audiences.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyricists
Noun
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The otherwise very private poets give us a rare look into one of the most intimate moments of their lives.—
James Factora,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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What was important to Grossman in these examples was not so much the lives and personalities of the poets, rather for developing writers to discover in them the roots of their own poetics and poetic sources.—
Douglas Unger
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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History tends not to favor hyper-prolific composers, who are suspected of producing music by the yard.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Saudi musicians, composers, and set designers will go to New York to learn from The Met as part of the deal, and an original opera — set in the ancient city of AlUla by British composer Jonathan Dove — is in the offing as well.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Dunne, who is also a member of the cheeky band of songwriters known as Fantastic Cat, isn’t averse to dropping a pin to share his exact location.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lupillo was the sales manager at Cintas Acuario, while Jenni handled welcoming songwriters and registering songs for our publishing company.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Lyricists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyricists. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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