balladeer

noun

bal·​lad·​eer ˌba-lə-ˈdir How to pronounce balladeer (audio)
: a singer of ballads

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In early 2006, Stefani Germanotta was an earnest piano-rock balladeer. Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024 There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024 The movie, which stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, follows the singer’s rise from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024 Kreamer’s balladeer, who frames many of our interactions with these assassins, morphs disturbingly into Lee Harvey Oswald, with great attention to what pushed a depressed seeker to move towards those miscreants who came before him. David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for balladeer 

Word History

Etymology

ballad + -eer

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of balladeer was in 1714

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“Balladeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balladeer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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