lyricist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lyricist*:
NOUN	person	lyricist, lyrist	a person who writes the words for songs

lyricist > pronunciation
Sounds	lih'rihsihst
Rhymes	abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...

English > *lyricist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person who writes the words for songs.
Synonym	lyrist
Instances	Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
	Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein II	United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
	Hart, Lorenz Hart, Lorenz Milton Hart	United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943)
	Lerner, Alan Jay Lerner	United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)
	Rice, Sir Tim Rice, Timothy Miles Bindon Rice	English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
Broader	writer, author	Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Spanish	letrista
Catalan	lletrista
Nouns	lyric	the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

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