balladeer

/ˈbæləˌdɪər/
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Other forms: balladeers

Definitions of balladeer
  1. noun
    a singer of popular ballads
    synonyms: crooner
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    examples:
    Harry Lillis Crosby
    United States singer and film actor (1904-1977)
    Francis Albert Sinatra
    United States singer and film actor (1915-1998)
    type of:
    singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer
    a person who sings
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