Thesaurus results for VOCALIST

vocalist

noun

ˈvō-kə-list

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as in singer

one who sings hired a vocalist for their jazz band

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Recent Examples of vocalist After some persuasion, the Klaxons vocalist started coming around. —

Hannah Malach, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026 The gala concert will be a pops program, with vocalist Idina Menzel. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 The six-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Samara Joy will present her interpretations of standards by Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington — and former Baltimorean Billie Holliday. —

Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026 Indeed, Smith and his friend and collaborator Ralph Pelleymounter, lead vocalist of the band To Kill A King, came up with a story and a soundtrack. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocalist

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singer

Noun

The company’s chief public affairs officer, Dustee Jenkins, meanwhile, will chat with Nick Jonas for a career-spanning conversation as the singer will premiere his upcoming film Power Ballad at the festival.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
The British singer, whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, recently released a new album.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Mar. 2026