crooner

noun

croon·​er ˈkrü-nər 

: one that croons

especially : a singer of popular songs

Examples of crooner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Born in Los Angeles in 1954 to parents who hailed from Chicago, his father, Warren, founded a tape duplication service and later served as vice president of sales at Sussex Records, which produced acts like R&B crooner Bill Withers. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Orville Peck may still hide his face behind a mask, but the country crooner has been astonishingly open about his struggles with addiction and mental health. — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

The Haitian crooner and bandleader Arly Larivière knows a few things about getting people onto a dance floor. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

As seen with Raye and Dean, London cool-girl style meets retro jazz crooner is an aesthetic that’s become ubiquitous among the rising crop of London singers and songwriters with jazz influences. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crooner

• lunar
• schooner
• sooner
• spooner
• tuner
• lacunar
• semilunar