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vocalist

noun

vo·​cal·​ist ˈvō-kə-list How to pronounce vocalist (audio)
Synonyms of vocalistnext

Synonyms of vocalist

Examples of vocalist in a Sentence

hired a vocalist for their jazz band
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Grande and Erivo performed, accompanied by a pianist, joking at the start of the song that Chu would be the third vocalist to join. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025 The show, documented with the live album In the Blue Light, jettisons the skittering, moonlit electronics of the star’s back catalogue, softening stark arrangements formerly designed to hug the vocalist like a wintry chill. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 Anthea Anka Paul and Anne also have daughter Anthea Anka, who is a screenwriter, blogger, vocalist and mother based in London. Melissa Girimonte, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025 Fronted by Thom Yorke and consisting of guitarist Jonny Greenwood, bassist Colin Greenwood, drummer Philip Selway and guitarist/backing vocalist Ed O’Brien, Radiohead first revealed the tour — the band’s first in almost a decade — last year. Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vocalist

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vocalist was in 1790

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“Vocalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocalist. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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vocalist

noun
vo·​cal·​ist ˈvō-kə-ləst How to pronounce vocalist (audio)

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