crooner

noun

croon·​er ˈkrü-nər How to pronounce crooner (audio)
: one that croons
especially : a singer of popular songs

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Incorporating a trio of deft but idiosyncratic emcees and an indie crooner seems like a tall task, but the members of WHATMORE see it as an opportunity. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 With many scrambling for any information regarding the late crooner’s private cancer battle, a false statement surfaced that was supposedly from Archer. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025 This was a new guitar-wielding D’Angelo, in a bandana or a top hat, more Sly and George Clinton than seductive soul crooner. Marcus J. Moore, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2025 Irving Azoff‘s Iconic Artists Group has acquired a stake in the estate of legendary crooner Frank Sinatra. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crooner

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crooner was in 1888

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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooner. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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