BALLADEER

crooner, balladeer

(noun) a singer of popular ballads

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

balladeer (plural balladeers)

A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads.

Verb

balladeer (third-person singular simple present balladeers, present participle balladeering, simple past and past participle balladeered)

To sing a ballad

Source: Wiktionary



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