Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "madrigalist" mawaki ne ko mawallafin madrigals, waɗanda nau'in kiɗan murya ne na duniya wanda ya samo asali a Italiya lokacin Renaissance. Mawakan Madriga yawanci ƙwararrun mawaƙa ne waɗanda ke iya tsarawa da yin ƙayyadaddun ƙayyadaddun murya, galibi suna amfani da zanen kalmomi masu rikitarwa da dabarun kiɗa don bayyana motsin rai da ma'anar waƙoƙin.
