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vocalist

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vo·cal·ist  (vk-lst)
n.
A singer.

vocalist [ˈvəʊkəlɪst]
n
(Music, other) a singer, esp one who regularly appears with a jazz band or pop group
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vocalist - a person who singsvocalist - a person who sings                  
alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
baritone, barytone - a male singer
basso, bass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice
canary - a female singer
caroler, caroller - a singer of carols
castrato - a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
chorister - a singer in a choir
contralto - a woman singer having a contralto voice
balladeer, crooner - a singer of popular ballads
folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour - a singer of folk songs
hummer - a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words
lieder singer - a singer of lieder
madrigalist - a singer of madrigals
instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
opera star, operatic star - singer of lead role in an opera
rapper - someone who performs rap music
rock star - a famous singer of rock music
songster - a person who sings
soprano - a female singer
tenor - an adult male with a tenor voice
thrush - a woman who sings popular songs
torch singer - a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs
voice - (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
warbler - a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
yodeller - a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)

vocalist
noun singer, soloist, crooner, chanteuse (fem.), songster or songstress the band's lead vocalist
Translations
vocalist [ˈvəʊkəlɪst] N (in cabaret) → vocalista mf; (in pop group) → cantante mf
vocalist [ˈvəʊkəlɪst] nchanteur/euse m/f
vocalist
nSänger(in) m(f)
vocalist [ˈvəʊkəlɪst] ncantante m/f (in un gruppo)


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Boy put aside, to the great edification of the audience, especially of Little Swills, the comic vocalist.
My youn g vocalist (Miss Hoighty) told the doctor exactly what had happened; and the doctor in her presence repeated the statement to your husband.
I was no vocalist myself, and, in his fastidious judgment, no musician, either; but I delighted in listening when the performance was good.
 
 
 
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