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lyrist

noun

Definition of lyristnext
as in poet

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  1. poet
  2. lyricist
  3. rhymester
  4. versifier
  5. poetaster
  6. bard
  7. composer
  8. librettist
Noun
  • Her mystical encounters with the divine through the natural world are reminiscent of poets like Gerard Manley Hopkins, Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • His third album, 2001’s Phantom Moon, made with poet and playwright Steven Sater, pushed further into that territory.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of poet
Noun
  • Mehring, a Berliner born and raised, had built a reputation mainly as a satirist, a poet, and a lyricist responsible for cabaret songs.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Tom Jones, lyricist-librettist of the original, worked on this version before his death in 2023.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of lyricist
Noun
  • By contrast, the French word for scarcity, rareté, has so many acoustic kin that an English rhymester could weep, with engagé, écarté, and retardé leading the pack.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
Definition of rhymester
Noun
  • Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.
    — Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Definition of versifier
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The bard of Idaho, where he was raised but no longer lives, Hunter is keenly aware that no one exists in a psychological vacuum.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Before it was written down, bards recited the adventures of Odysseus and the Greeks orally.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bard
Noun
  • The prolific Italian composer wrote more than 60 operas during his 25-year career, which was cut short by his death at age 50 in 1848.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2026
  • My father was a writer, and his parents were classical composers.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of composer
Noun
  • Tom Jones, lyricist-librettist of the original, worked on this version before his death in 2023.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of librettist
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