Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyricist

/ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: lyri-cist
IPA: /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

Etymology

Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lyricist From lyric + -ist.

Inflected Forms

lyricists (plural)

Synonyms

lyrist

Questions

How do you pronounce lyricist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/.
What does lyricist mean?: A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
Where does lyricist come from?: Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English lyricist From lyric + -ist.

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