lyricistn.
/ˈlɪrᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˈlɪrəsəst/ a. One who is skilled in or devoted to lyric composition.
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1881 A. Austin in Macmillan's Mag. 43 402 The Lyricists pure and simple—and certainly, as far as verse is concerned, De Musset never became anything else.
b. A writer of lyrics (lyric n. 4).
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1909 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Apr. 4/3 No doubt it could be paralleled in the works of our own music-hall ‘lyricists’.
1932 Amer. Speech 7 243 Scores of ways of saying ‘I Love You’ have been invented by the lyricists of popular songs.
1963 Movie Apr. 11/3 Music by Joseph Kosma. Lyricist: Jacques Prevert. English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, sung by Nat King Cole.
1971 Daily Tel. 11 Oct. 15 ‘Jesus Christ, Superstar’, a ‘folk opera’ depicting the last seven days of Christ,..is making a fortune for its composer and lyricist.
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