lyrist

Questions about lyrist

What does lyrist mean?

lyrist means "a person who writes the words for songs".

How many syllables are in lyrist?

lyrist has 2 syllables: lyr-ist. The stress falls on "lyr". In IPA it is /ˈlɪɹɪst/.

What is another word for lyrist?

Close synonyms include lyricist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lyrist a common word?

lyrist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.