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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a composer of sacred songs;
- Example: "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Psalmist \Psalm"ist\, n. [L. psalmista, Gr. ?: cf. F. psalmiste. See Psalm.] 1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of music, in the church. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

psalmist n 1: a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms"