lyrist
Poet-musician of antiquity
A lyrist is one who plays the lyre, the ancient stringed instrument associated with Greek poetry and song.
By extension, a lyrist may be a lyric poet—one who writes verse meant to be sung or expressing personal emotion.
The word is literary and uncommon; lyre player or lyricist serve most contexts better.
Legendary Greek musician
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- SapphoAncient Greek woman poet
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- odeLaudatory verse form
paean · encomium · classical · Hellenic · Greek · amphitheater · agora · laurel
One who plucks a lyre's large cousin
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- bardPoet of epics
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- musicianOne who performs melodies
instrumentalist · soloist · accompanist · virtuoso · busker · entertainer · harper · psalmist
Orpheus
Legendary Greek musician
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- SapphoAncient Greek woman poet
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
ode · paean · encomium · classical · Hellenic · Greek · amphitheater · agora · laurel · contest
harpist
One who plucks a lyre's large cousin
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- bardPoet of epics
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
musician · instrumentalist · soloist · accompanist · virtuoso · busker · entertainer · harper · psalmist · strummer
verse
Metered poetic passage
sonnet · elegy · rhyme · ballad · couplet · iambic · pastoral · hymn · quatrain · imagery
lyristdrummer
One who keeps rhythm
pianist · percussionist · vocalist · trumpeter · singer
- lyric videoSong footage showing words
- song lyricsWords of a tune
- explicit lyricsProfane song words
- rap lyricsRhythmic spoken-word verses
- wax lyricalSpeak enthusiastically at length
- love lyricsRomantic song text
lyric, lyrics, lyrical, lyricist, lyricism, lyrically, lyricists