Lyricist

//ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
  2. 2
    a person who writes the words for songs wordnet

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lyristpoet

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"Pindar, the greatest lyricist of the Greeks, wrote about athletic contests; athletes were his heroes."

Etymology

From lyric + -ist.

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