lyrist

/ˈlaɪɹɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

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"On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha. The title track, which Mr. Fleck wrote in his own style, features the Malian ngoni players Bassekou Kouyate and Haruna Samake."

Etymology tree English lyre 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 lyrist From lyre + -ist.

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

lyrists (plural)

lyricist

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How do you pronounce lyrist?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪɹɪst/.

What does lyrist mean?

A person who plays the lyre.

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