psalmist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a composer of sacred songs
    • David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms

WordNet

Psalm"ist noun
Etymology
L. psalmista, Gr. : cf. F. psalmiste. See Psalm.
Definitions
  1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.
  2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church.

Webster 1913