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

Friends of legendary folk singer Linda Perhacs are asking the public for help, claiming the 82-year-old artist went missing after leaving a residential care facility about eight months ago. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

My theater-history class was taught by Donal Leace, an actor and folk singer who made a tremendous impression on me. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

The man singing with Bridgers was, in fact, Dan Reeder, an oddball folk singer-songwriter, longtime visual artist, and instrument maker who’s developed a cult following for his beautifully simple songs about butterflies and beachballs and brains. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

The Southern folk singer-songwriter made The Old Beloved Path with producer Ben Whiteley in North Carolina. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026

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