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vocalist

vo·cal·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [voh-kuh-list]
    • /ˈvoʊ kə lɪst/
    • /ˈvəʊ.kəl.ɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [voh-kuh-list]
    • /ˈvoʊ kə lɪst/

Definitions of vocalist word

  • noun vocalist a singer. 1
  • noun vocalist singer 1
  • countable noun vocalist A vocalist is a singer who sings with a pop group. 0
  • noun vocalist a singer, esp one who regularly appears with a jazz band or pop group 0
  • noun vocalist one who sings; singer 0
  • noun vocalist A singer; a person who likes to sing. 0

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Origin of vocalist

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; vocal + -ist

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Vocalist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vocalist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.

vocalist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vocalist

noun vocalist

  • accompanist — An accompanist is a musician, especially a pianist, who plays one part of a piece of music while someone else sings or plays the main tune.
  • artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
  • balladeer — a singer of ballads
  • cantor — a man employed to lead synagogue services, esp to traditional modes and melodies
  • chanter — a person who chants

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