lyrist

noun

Definition of lyristnext
as in rimester

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyrist
  1. poet
  2. lyricist
  3. versifier
  4. poetaster
  5. bard
  6. composer
  7. librettist
  8. minstrel
Noun
  • For the poet and filmmaker Asia Johnson, who was selected for the 2019 class of fellows shortly after coming home at age 32 from nine years in prison, the recognition changed the trajectory of her life.
    — Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The secondhand market reflects some of Ireland’s cultural inflection points: An allegiance to sport with racks of vintage O’Neills in every color to inspire your inner Connell, romantic skirts and bold costume jewelry that speak to the poets and writers that have made the island famous.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of poet
Noun
  • With offices in New York, London, Los Angeles and Austin, ILP works closely with book authors, playwrights, lyricists and composers, along with their representatives, heirs and estate managers.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Nick and Warren were then joined by White, who welcomed three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown — the composer, lyricists and book writer of The Last Five Years — to the stage.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of lyricist
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
Definition of versifier
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
Definition of poetaster
Noun
  • The performance combines puppetry, music, projections, and poetry to illuminate the legacy of Ukraine's blind bards.
    — Katya Soldak, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The development of modern Ukrainian literature was spearheaded by Taras Shevchenko, a former serf who would become the national bard.
    — Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2013
Definition of bard
Noun
  • Despite this conflict, Brody still managed to win Best Actor at the 97th Academy Awards, with composer Daniel Blumberg also receiving Best Original Score for the film as well.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Created by the Chinese artistic director Guo Wenjing, composer Liu Hao, bamboo flautist Tang Junqiao, and pianist Tim Zhang, the classical Chinese tunes triggers a sense of pastoral tranquility.
    — Denni Hu, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of composer
Noun
  • The radicalism is that neither composer nor librettist reveals that this actually works.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The following year, her suspicions proved correct, when Olson showed up on behalf of her then-husband, the lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner, nominated for 1951’s An American in Paris.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of librettist
Noun
  • Robinson, an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, began his career in minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway, the recording industry, films, radio, and television.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • However, the success of what many Latinos consider a 21st-century minstrel show (complete with a European protagonist’s fair complexion conspicuously darkened to play Mexican) lies not in artistic license but a kind of cinematic arbitrage.
    — Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
Definition of minstrel
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