lyricist

noun

writer who specializes in writing song lyrics

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪɹ.ɪsɪst/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English lyric Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.