lyricist

L1Y4R1I1C3I1S1T1
/ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/

noun

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

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Meanings

nounlyricist (plural lyricists)

plural lyricists

  1. A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who writes the words for songs

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Origin

Translations

Catalan lletrista
  • lletristawriter of lyrics
Chinese Mandarin 作詞 /作词, 作詞家 /作词家
  • 作詞 /作词 (zuòcí)writer of lyrics
  • 作詞家 /作词家 (zuòcíjiā)writer of lyrics
  • 作詞者 /作词者 (zuòcízhě)writer of lyrics
Czech textař
  • textařwriter of lyrics
Dutch tekstdichter
  • tekstdichterwriter of lyrics
Finnish sanoittaja
  • sanoittajawriter of lyrics
French parolier
  • parolierwriter of lyrics
German Textdichter, Liedtexter
  • Textdichterwriter of lyrics
  • Liedtexterwriter of lyrics
Hindi गीतकार
  • गीतकार (gītkār)writer of lyrics
Italian paroliere
  • parolierewriter of lyrics
Japanese 作詞家, 作詞者
  • 作詞家 (sakushika)writer of lyrics
  • 作詞者 (sakushisha)writer of lyrics
Korean 작사가, 작사자
  • 작사가 (jaksaga)writer of lyrics
  • 작사자 (jaksaja)writer of lyrics
Polish liryk, tekściarz
  • lirykwriter of lyrics
  • tekściarzwriter of lyrics
Portuguese letrista
  • letristawriter of lyrics
Romanian textier, textieră
  • textierwriter of lyrics
  • textierăwriter of lyrics
Russian ли́рик
  • ли́рик (lírik)writer of lyrics
Spanish letrista
  • letristawriter of lyrics
Turkish güfteci, söz yazarı
  • güfteciwriter of lyrics
  • söz yazarıwriter of lyrics
Cite this entry
APA

lyricist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyricist

MLA

“lyricist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyricist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyricist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyricist.

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