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rhymer

noun

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as in lyricist

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Recent Examples of rhymer The 34-year-old makes the most of his moment next to Em, showing off his dexterity as a rhymer. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2026 Looking through a glass darkly like the apostle Paul in the New Testament, the New York rhymer and enigma muses on hopelessness on this highlight from his ninth album, Golliwog. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025

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Jobim wrote some of the lyrics for his songs, but also worked with exceptional lyricists such as Vinícius de Moraes and Newton Mendonça, in the original Portuguese, and Gene Lees and Norman Gimbel, for the English versions.

— Fernando Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Today's listen Bernie Taupin is Elton John's lyricist on nearly every album.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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Her counterpart is Nigel's love interest, Portia (Autumn Hurlbert), who defies her double entendre-dropping Puritan father, Brother Jeremiah (Scott Cote), to pursue the sonneteer.

— Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2017
Sonneteer is 0 for 10, but has four seconds, giving trainer Keith Desormeaux his second straight Derby starter.

— GARY B. GRAVES, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017

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Variations in form and narrative However, many poets, bards, and troubadours experimented with form to create ballads featuring more than four lines in a stanza and different rhyme schemes or meters.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
This one resembles the winsome, acoustic Sea Change (2002) and Morning Phase (2014), dressing the shape-shifting troubadour’s reflective vocals in windswept orchestral-folk adornment.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

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