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crooner

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkɹuːn.ə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K R UW1 N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who croons; a singer, usually male, especially of popular music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • My mom likes to listen to old crooners like Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a singer of popular ballads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: balladeer

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

Etymology tree English croon Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English crooner From croon + -er.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: smartlapzanger — one who croons
  • Dutch: volkszanger — one who croons
  • Faroese: lættisoppasangari — one who croons
  • French: chanteur de charme — one who croons
  • German: Schnulzensänger — one who croons
  • German: Schlagersänger — one who croons
  • German: Schmusesänger — one who croons
  • Hungarian: sanzonénekes — one who croons
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smørsanger — one who croons
  • Russian: кру́нер (krúner) — one who croons
  • Swedish: smörsångare — one who croons