vocalist

noun

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

Synonyms of vocalist

Examples of vocalist in a Sentence

hired a vocalist for their jazz band
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Three Days’ current vocalist, Matt Walst, will remain a co-singer for the group as well. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025 By then, Byrne has been joined onstage by the rest of Talking Heads, as well as Weir, Worrell, the percussionist Steve Scales, and the vocalists Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt. Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025 But everything changed when it was revealed the two stars weren’t actually the vocalists on any of Milli Vanilli’s songs, resulting in the Recording Academy revoking their best new artist award in 1990 for the first — and only — time in history. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025 Lux goes out of its way to find colorful applications for its mountain of languages, instruments, and vocalists. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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vocalist

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

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