as in singer
one who sings
hired a vocalist for their jazz band
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Not the musical theater version of the Green Day album, but the original album recreated in its entirety sung by multiple vocalists and a live band.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold, the original drummer and vocalist of 3 Doors Down, helped form the band in 1996 in Escatawpa, Miss.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
The event culminated with a performance by vocalist Noga Erez that switched the party gears into club mode, aided by dancing and dirty martinis.
—Carly Witteman, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
His father was a pianist, and Copeland, now eighty-two, trained as a classical vocalist from the age of fifteen.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Arnold, the original drummer and vocalist of 3 Doors Down, helped form the band in 1996 in Escatawpa, Miss.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
The event culminated with a performance by vocalist Noga Erez that switched the party gears into club mode, aided by dancing and dirty martinis.
—Carly Witteman, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
His father was a pianist, and Copeland, now eighty-two, trained as a classical vocalist from the age of fifteen.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vocalist
singer
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With his performance, the native Puerto Rican singer became the first Super Bowl act to perform almost entirely in Spanish (except for a guest appearance from pop star Lady Gaga).—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The series of snaps opens with the singer pretending to chat on an old-fashioned rotary dial phone while wearing a brown animal-print coat with leather and feather accents.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Vocalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vocalist. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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