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Lyrist

//ˈlaɪɹɪst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who plays the lyre.

    "On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha. The title track, which Mr. Fleck wrote in his own style, features the Malian ngoni players Bassekou Kouyate and Haruna Samake."

  2. 2
    lyricist
  3. 3
    a person who writes the words for songs wordnet
  4. 4
    A lyrical poet

Etymology

From lyre + -ist.

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