Phrase guide

playback singer

noun · 1 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

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: singing

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নেপথ্য গায়ক (nepottho gaẏok) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • French: chanteur de playback — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • French: chanteuse de playback — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Gujarati: પાર્શ્વગાયક (pārśvagāyak) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Gujarati: પાર્શ્વગાયિકા (pārśvagāyikā) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Hindi: पार्श्वगायक (pārśvagāyak) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Hindi: पार्श्वगायिका (pārśvagāyikā) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Indonesian: penyanyi playback — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Japanese: プレイバックシンガー (pureibakku shingā) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Kannada: ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕರು (hinnele gāyakaru) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Kannada: ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಗಾಯಕರು (hinnelegāyakaru) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Malay: penyanyi latar — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Malayalam: പിന്നണി ഗായകർ (pinnaṇi gāyakaṟ) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Malayalam: പിന്നണിഗായകർ (pinnaṇigāyakaṟ) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Marathi: पार्श्वगायक (pārśvagāyak) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Marathi: पार्श्वगायिका (pārśvagāyikā) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Punjabi: ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕ (piṭhvaratī gāika) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Punjabi: ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕਾ (piṭhvaratī gāikā) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Russian: зака́дровый исполни́тель (zakádrovyj ispolnítelʹ) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Russian: зака́дровая исполни́тельница (zakádrovaja ispolnítelʹnica) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Tamil: பின்னணிப் பாடகர் (piṉṉaṇip pāṭakar) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Telugu: నేపథ్య గాయకులు (nēpathya gāyakulu) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Telugu: నేపథ్యగాయకుడు (nēpathyagāyakuḍu) — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • Turkish: playback şarkıcısı — singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor