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noun
A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To sing a ballad
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a singer of popular ballads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crooner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
Narrower terms: Crosby, Bing Crosby, Harry Lillis Crosby, Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Francis Albert Sinatra
History
Etymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer From ballad + -eer.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
