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lyrist

noun

Definition of lyrist

as in poet

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Noun

With apologies to Shelley, maybe designers are the unacknowledged poets of the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Haven directed an episode of The Game in 2007 and produced the 2005 documentary Trudell about Native American poet and activist John Trudell.

— Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of poet

Noun

Peart, who also served as Rush’s primary lyricist, is routinely cited as one of rock’s greatest drummers.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
But throughout much of this time, the lyricist has also maintained a solo career that’s flown so far under the radar that many Elton John fans are unaware that Taupin’s own work even exists.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Definition of lyricist

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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.

— New York Times, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.

— Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2018

Definition of poetaster

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Nolan sets the tone by opening with a bard (Travis Scott) beginning to tell the tale of the fall of Troy—at least the idealized heroic version that the bard’s audiences are hungry to hear.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, in a more relaxed setting, Payton became a bard, rattling off tales that will no doubt have a place in next week’s tribute for Brees.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Definition of bard

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Everything in between is a dream, at least according to Anthony Hopkins, composer of orchestral music.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The renowned producer, songwriter, and composer founded the organization 40 years ago to provide financial assistance to Canadian families whose children are awaiting a vital organ transplant.

— Valentine Ulgu-Servant, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of composer

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The opera is composed by Grammy nominee Derrick Skye and the production’s artistic director, Diana Farrell, is the librettist.

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The description by the composer (who is also his librettist) can hardly be bettered.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of librettist

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