lyrist

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Noun
  • The foundation also recognized the poet and activist Galal El-Behairy with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 16 May 2025
  • Poe: This one-syllable name, inspired by The Raven poet, could be a match for parents seeking a bookish name or one with a soft-gothic feel.
    Anna Earl, Parents, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • In 1977, Strouse founded the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop, through which many young composers and lyricists honed their craft and developed their work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • The 45-year-old wrestler first revealed his love for the women lyricists in the game back in October on an episode of Celtic Warrior Workouts with fellow WWE superstar Sheamus.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Her language thus had its necessary counterpoint: the Bronx’s fullness against her poetry’s economy; the streetcorner’s pizzicato against her versifier’s swing.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Modest Durnov, an artist and versifier, did not leave his mark on the world of art.
    Sarah Vitali, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
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
Noun
  • In Russia, Aleksandr Dugin is a philosopher and bard of Putinism (with many fans in the United States).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Pairing the berserker with the ranger or bard, who can power up party members and weaken enemies, makes for a good team composition.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • The composer with the most radical influence on the second half of the 20th century, John Cage, was born and grew up here.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • His work as a novelist and librettist continued until the turn of the century.
    Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Huang is a playwright and librettist whose work includes Mother of Exiles, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin, and Transmissions in Advance of the Second Great Dying.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In the early 1900s, Black performers often encountered dress code restrictions and had to acclimate their garments to fit the demands of their audiences, particularly in minstrel shows and vaudeville performances.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel One giant overslept and started late Clues: Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Lyrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lyrist. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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