noun
Meaning 1
A singer; a person who likes to sing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- lead vocalist
- amateur vocalist
- talented vocalist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vocalist
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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General-American: /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/
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CMU ARPABET: V OW1 K AH0 L IH0 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a person who sings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: singer, vocalizer, vocaliser
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musician, instrumentalist, player
Narrower terms: alto, baritone, barytone, bass, basso, canary, caroler, caroller, castrato, chorister, contralto, crooner, balladeer, folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour, hummer, lieder singer, madrigalist, opera star, operatic star, rapper, rock star, songster, soprano, tenor, thrush, torch singer, voice, warbler, yodeller, Bailey, Pearl Bailey, Pearl Mae Bailey, Cash, Johnny Cash, John Cash, Chevalier, Maurice Chevalier, Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch, Dylan, Bob Dylan, Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald, Garland, Judy Garland, Horne, Lena Horne, Lena Calhoun Horne, Iglesias, Julio Iglesias, Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson, Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson, Joplin, Janis Joplin, King, B. B. King, Riley B King, Lauder, Harry Lauder, Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder, Ledbetter, Huddie Leadbetter, Leadbelly, Madonna, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Marley, Robert Nesta Marley, Bob Marley, Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti, Merman, Ethel Merman, Orbison, Roy Orbison, Piaf, Edith Piaf, Edith Giovanna Gassion, Little Sparrow, Robeson, Paul Robeson, Paul Bustill Robeson, Russell, Lillian Russell, Simon, Paul Simon, Smith, Bessie Smith, Kate Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand, Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan, Waters, Ethel Waters, Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram Williams, Hiram King Williams, Wynette, Tammy Wynette, Tammy Wynetter Pugh
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekw-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkws Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vocalist From vocal + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: певец (pevec) — singer
- Czech: vokalista — singer
- Czech: vokalistka — singer
- Danish: vokalist — singer
- Danish: sanger — singer
- Faroese: sangari — singer
- Faroese: sangarinna — singer
- Finnish: laulaja — singer
- Finnish: vokalisti — singer
- French: vocaliste — singer
- German: Sänger — singer
- German: Sängerin — singer
- German: Vokalist — singer
- German: Vokalistin — singer
- Hungarian: énekes — singer
- Hungarian: énekesnő — singer
- Irish: amhránaí — singer
- Italian: cantante — singer
- Japanese: ボーカリスト (bōkarisuto) — singer
- Korean: 보컬리스트 (bokeolliseuteu) — singer
- Kyrgyz: обончу (oboncu) — singer
- Latin: vocalistus — singer
- Latvian: vokālists — singer
- Latvian: vokāliste — singer
- Māori: reo waiata — singer
- Māori: kaiwaiata — singer
- Norwegian Bokmål: vokalist — singer
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vokalist — singer
- Polish: wokalista — singer
- Polish: wokalistka — singer
- Portuguese: vocalista — singer
- Russian: вокали́ст (vokalíst) — singer
- Spanish: vocalista — singer
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