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lyricist

[lir-uh-sist] / ˈlɪr ə sɪst /


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The 83-year-old confessional lyricist said in a statement that she had "been learning how to live with Parkinson's disease" and that she had also been treated for skin cancer.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The dramatic track, penned by Meat Loaf's lyricist Jim Steinman, was originally titled Vampires in Love, as it had been written for a musical version of Nosferatu.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

“If you think you’re the best lyricist, you must be using the Wu-Tang sword, and so we’re the Wu-Tang Clan. We felt we were the best lyricists in hip-hop.”

From Salon ● May 31, 2026

“When someone asks me about Liza,” the lyricist Fred Ebb once said, “I say that’s like asking a kid about Christmas.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

You might well be the lyricist of an all-time hit.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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