Explore Lyricist through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like writer or author. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lyricist meaning
A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
Using Lyricist
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
- Useful related words include: lyrist, writer, author.
- In the example corpus, lyricist often appears in combinations such as: lyricist and, and lyricist, the lyricist.
Context around Lyricist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lyricist
- In this selection, "lyricist" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, talented, humorist, rock, chandrabose, john and natty stand out and add context to how "lyricist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a poet lyricist singer trailblazer and a rock lyricist john fogerty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lyricist" sits close to words such as acm, adoration and alfredo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lyricist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This gifted composer/lyricist raised the songwriting bar for decades. (10 words)
I'm proud to be related to the lyricist by marriage. (11 words)
Lyricist Tim Rice said: "Very sad to hear Vince Hill has died. (12 words)
Back in the day, in his autobiography, Rishi mentioned meeting Javed Akhtar at a bar in Bengaluru after Bobby was a hit in Mumbai and revealed the details about his interaction with the lyricist who was drunk ‘to his gills’. (40 words)
Songwriter Keith Reid — the lyricist for Procol Harum, who co-wrote the band’s highest-charting hit, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” — has died at age 76, his family and the band announced Wednesday (March 29). (36 words)
Among the individuals listed, Richey Edwards stood out not only for his disappearance but for his pre-existing fame as a talented lyricist in the renowned Welsh indie rock band Manic Street Preachers. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The British humorist, lyricist and librettist P. G. Wodehouse joined the Princess team in 1917, adding his skill as a lyricist to the succeeding shows.
Another hurdle is his need for a lyricist - his previous co-lead singer used to write the lyrics, whilst he composed the music.
As a rock lyricist, John Fogerty is to me one of the G.O.A.T., along with Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young.
Back in the day, in his autobiography, Rishi mentioned meeting Javed Akhtar at a bar in Bengaluru after Bobby was a hit in Mumbai and revealed the details about his interaction with the lyricist who was drunk ‘to his gills’.
Doyen of Indian cinema Javed Akhtar is an ace screenwriter, poet, and lyricist who has penned several beautiful and soulful shyaris, dialogues that touch the strings of our hearts.
Enterprising lyricist Natty Borax has charged Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Mark Okraku Mantey and other stake holders to be up and doing.
I'm proud to be related to the lyricist by marriage.
In 1963, Jones and Schmidt wrote the Broadway show 110 In The Shade, which earned the duo a Tony Award nomination for best composer and lyricist.
Instead, (who along with primary lyricist wrote the lyrics for ), drew from a fascination with –the oldest known surgical procedure in the world.
Lyricist and author Sir tweeted: “Tragic news that Kit Hesketh Harvey has died.
Lyricist Tim Rice said: "Very sad to hear Vince Hill has died.
MM Keeravaani sang his version of The Carpenters song тАЬTop of the WorldтАЭ after receiving the Oscar for Best Original Song along with lyricist Chandrabose.
Screenwriter-lyricist Javed Akhtar hosted a Holi bash at his residence, which was attended by several celebrities, including Richa Chadha-Ali Fazal, Satish Kaushik, and his family.
Songwriter Keith Reid — the lyricist for Procol Harum, who co-wrote the band’s highest-charting hit, “A Whiter Shade of Pale” — has died at age 76, his family and the band announced Wednesday (March 29).
Styles’ charisma and sex appeal are undeniably alluring – and Friday night’s concert made clear he’s a showman and talented lyricist born to grace the stage.
The priest called MacGowan “a poet, lyricist, singer, trailblazer” whose “raw, vibrant, energetic, earthy soul-filled expression gave us hope and heart and hankering”.
The Telangana Sahitya Academy has decided to felicitate lyricist Chandrabose, who penned Oscar award-winning song “Naatu Naatu” from RRR.
The trophy was received by music composer MM Keravaani and lyricist Chandrabose.
This gifted composer/lyricist raised the songwriting bar for decades.
Among the individuals listed, Richey Edwards stood out not only for his disappearance but for his pre-existing fame as a talented lyricist in the renowned Welsh indie rock band Manic Street Preachers.
Common combinations with lyricist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lyricist and 20×
- and lyricist 15×
- the lyricist 13×
- as lyricist 11×
- composer lyricist 8×
- with lyricist 4×
- lyricist for 4×
- lyricist in 4×
- lyricist bernie 4×
- primary lyricist 3×