lyricist

CEFRB2

/ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who writes the words for songs.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

Examples

  • The lyricist changed his mind over the years.

  • Who's your favorite lyricist?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Ziri is a lyricist.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

A person who writes the words for songs, but not the music, is called a blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From lyric + -ist.