noun
- plural of monodist; writers or performers of monodies (mournful songs or poems, especially laments for the dead)
Usage: literary
Examples
- The ancient Greek monodists composed haunting funeral songs.
- Several monodists performed at the memorial service.
- The collection featured works by renowned monodists of the classical period.
- These monodists specialized in writing sorrowful verses for the bereaved.
- The monodists’ performances moved the audience to tears.