librettist

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/lɪˈbɹɛtɪst/

noun

The person who writes a libretto.

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Meanings

nounlibrettist (plural librettists)

plural librettists

  1. The person who writes a libretto.

    It was secondhand‹make that fourth- or fifthhand. This was from an era before any kind of copyright, when librettists were almost expected to steal from other works.

    2002 January 3, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill

Origin

From libretto + -ist.

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Translations

Bulgarian либрети́ст, либрети́стка
  • либрети́ст (libretíst)person who writes a libretto
  • либрети́стка (libretístka)person who writes a libretto
Czech libretista, libretistka
  • libretistaperson who writes a libretto
  • libretistkaperson who writes a libretto
Dutch librettist
  • librettistperson who writes a libretto
Finnish libretisti
  • libretistiperson who writes a libretto
French librettiste
  • librettisteperson who writes a libretto
German Librettist, Librettistin
  • Librettistperson who writes a libretto
  • Librettistinperson who writes a libretto
Greek λιμπρετίστας
  • λιμπρετίστας (limpretístas)person who writes a libretto
Italian librettista
  • librettistaperson who writes a libretto
Latvian libretists, libretiste
  • libretistsperson who writes a libretto
  • libretisteperson who writes a libretto
Norwegian Bokmål librettist
  • librettistperson who writes a libretto
Polish librecista, librecistka
  • librecistaperson who writes a libretto
  • librecistkaperson who writes a libretto
Portuguese libretista
  • libretistaperson who writes a libretto
Romanian libretist, libretistă
  • libretistperson who writes a libretto
  • libretistăperson who writes a libretto
Russian либретти́ст, либретти́стка
  • либретти́ст (librettíst)person who writes a libretto
  • либретти́стка (librettístka)person who writes a libretto
Slovak libretista, libretistka
  • libretistaperson who writes a libretto
  • libretistkaperson who writes a libretto
Spanish libretista
  • libretistaperson who writes a libretto
Ukrainian лібрети́ст, лібрети́стка
  • лібрети́ст (libretýst)person who writes a libretto
  • лібрети́стка (libretýstka)person who writes a libretto
Cite this entry
APA

librettist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librettist

MLA

“librettist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librettist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “librettist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/librettist.

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