lyricist has definitions from the field of writing
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[ noun ] (writing) a person who writes the words for songs

Used in print

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

The lyricist 's father was a lawyer who had branched_out into real_estate .

It is , however , a disarming disguise , or perhaps a shield , for not_only has Mercer proved himself to be one of the few great lyricists over the years , but also one who can function remarkably under pressure .

Everett_Miller , then assistant director for the Garrick_Gaieties , a Theatre_Guild production , needed a lyricist for a song he had written ; he just happened not to need any actor at the moment , however .

There were times that he worked with both lyricists simultaneously .

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