lyrist
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈlaɪɹɪst/
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/ˈlaɪɹɪst/ · /lɪɹɪst/
Definition of lyrist
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who plays the lyre.
“On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha. The title track, which Mr. Fleck wrote in his own style, features the Malian ngoni players Bassekou Kouyate and Haruna Samake.”
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noun
-
A person who plays the lyre.
“On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha. The title track, which Mr. Fleck wrote in his own style, features the Malian ngoni players Bassekou Kouyate and Haruna Samake.”
- lyricist
- A lyrical poet
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From lyre + -ist.
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