vocalizer

vo·cal·ize  (vk-lz)

v. vo·cal·ized, vo·cal·iz·ing, vo·cal·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To produce with the voice.

2. To give voice to; articulate: vocalize popular sentiment.

3. To mark (a vowelless Hebrew text, for example) with vowel points.

4. Linguistics

a. To change (a consonant) into a vowel during articulation.

b. To voice.

v.intr.

1.

a. To use the voice.

b. Music To sing.

2. Linguistics To be changed into a vowel.

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vocal·i·zation (-k-l-zshn) n.

vocal·izer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vocalizer - an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?" utterer, vocaliser organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
	2.	vocalizer - a person who sings singer, vocalist, vocaliser 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)