folk singer

noun

variants or less commonly folksinger

ˈfōk-ˌsiŋ-ər 

or folk-singer

: one who sings folk songs or sings in a style associated with folk songs

folk singing

ˈfōk-ˌsiŋ-iŋ 

noun

Examples of folk singer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Palo Alto, where a No Kings protest started at 3 p.m. in Rinconada Park, iconic folk singer and political activist Joan Baez was to take the stage as event headliner around 5 p.m. —Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 June 2025

Born in Inez, Kentucky, in 1895, Nimrod Workman was a folk singer, coal miner and union activist. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025

Despite being married to Mumford & Sons founder Marcus Mumford, Mulligan did not turn to her husband for advice on portraying a folk singer. —EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025

Bob Dylan's First Demo Tape - Original Master Recording Hits the Auction Block Watch on Not long after Dylan arrived in New York in January 1961, Thal met the young musician through her husband, Dave Van Ronk, a folk singer Dylan revered. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for folk singer

• bringer
• clinger
• dinger
• inger
• ringer
• slinger
• springer
• stinger
• stringer
• winger
• wringer

Kids Definition

folksinger

noun

folk·​sing·​er -ˌsing-ər 

: a singer of folk songs