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crooners

noun

plural of crooner
as in warblers

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  1. singers
  2. vocalists
  3. songsters
Noun
  • The singer, dressed in all red, much like in the track’s music video, was surrounded by her backup singers for a lively performance of the song, which has taken over social media this past year.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The film is a comprehensive documentary about one of Brazil’s most renowned singers and public figures, Elza Soares.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of singers
Noun
  • Pylon features a number of all-star guests, with Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and Deftones‘ Chino Moreno all making appearances as vocalists.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
  • On the other hand, the call sheet reads like a who’s who of modern musical theater; a company of vocalists so talented that limiting their range to the spoken word is akin to gathering the world’s Olympians and asking them all to play badminton.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of vocalists
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of songsters
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