Author vs Lyricist - What's the difference?
author | lyricist |
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
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As nouns the difference between author and lyricist
is that author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition while lyricist is a person who writes the lyrics of a song.As a verb author
is (chiefly|us) to create a work as its.author
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* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant