librettist

English

Etymology

From libretto +‎ -ist.

Noun

librettist (plural librettists)

  1. The person who writes a libretto.
    • 2002 March 1, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill‎[1]:
      It was secondhand‹make that fourth- or fifthhand. This was from an era before any kind of copyright, when librettists were almost expected to steal from other works.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French librettiste or Italian librettista.

Noun

librettist m (definite singular librettisten, indefinite plural librettister, definite plural librettistene)

  1. (music) a librettist

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French librettiste or Italian librettista.

Noun

librettist m (definite singular librettisten, indefinite plural librettistar, definite plural librettistane)

  1. (music) a librettist

References

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