balladist

bal·lad·ist

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bal-uh-dist]
- /ˈbæl ə dɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bal-uh-dist]
- /ˈbæl ə dɪst/

Definitions of balladist word

noun balladist someone who composes or performs ballads 3
noun balladist a person who writes, composes, or sings ballads. 1
noun balladist One who composes or performs ballads. 0

See all 3 definitions of balladist

Information block about the term

Origin of balladist

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; ballad + -ist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Balladist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Balladist

balladist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

balladist usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for balladist

noun balladist

lyricist — a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
writer — a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.

All 21 Synonyms of balladist