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Definition of "lyrist" [lyr•ist]

  • Music See lyricist. (noun)
  • Music One who plays a lyre. (noun)
  • A lyric poet. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lyrist" in a sentence
  • ""lyrist," appear only when the time is ripe for them."
  • "Romanus, St. Romanos the Melodist the great ecclesiastical lyrist of the Greek Church, composed for it a hymn"
  • "It is long since we have as good a lyrist; it will be long before we have his superior."