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Synonyms for lyrist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lahyuh r-ist for 1; lir-ist for 2
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪər ɪst for 1; ˈlɪr ɪst for 2

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Définition of lyrist

  • As in lyricist : noun songwriter
  • As in poet : noun person who writes expressive, rhythmic verse
  • As in poetaster : noun poet
  • As in poetess : noun poet
  • As in rhymer : noun poet
  • As in rhymester : noun poet
  • As in versifier : noun poet
Example sentences :
  • The Parisian did not cease to be a Provençal; and the novelist was a lyrist still.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Alphonse Daudet
  • You are as delightful a lyrist as you are a sonneteer, and I could not give you higher praise.
  • Extract from : « Louise Chandler Moulton » by Lilian Whiting
  • Let it be noted, however, that the lyrist has used a poetic licence in his dates.
  • Extract from : « English Pictures » by Samuel Manning
  • His tantalizing gleams of talent as a lyrist have been already mentioned.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Dryden » by Richard Garnett
  • Moore was termed a 'lyrist,' and here we are told about his lyre.
  • Extract from : « Adonais » by Shelley
  • Him too, never celebrated by any other tongue, I the Roman lyrist first made known.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Horace » by Horace
  • As a lyrist Scott especially excelled, and as a novelist he takes rank among the foremost.
  • Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol VII » by Various
  • He is the first Scottish lyrist and the introducer of the pastoral to English literature.
  • Extract from : « A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature » by John W. Cousin
  • The lyrist complains to Love, pities Love for her scorning, and threatens to go away with Love, who is on his side.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of Place » by Alice Meynell
  • The dramatic writer ought to disappear in his drama; if he does not do so he is not a dramatic writer, but a lyrist in disguise.
  • Extract from : « Nineteenth Century Questions » by James Freeman Clarke
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