balladeer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of balladeer
Example Sentences
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Both sets also showcase Kirk as a master balladeer and one of jazz’s great romantics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
The rest of the set balanced her competing impulses: rock chick, singer-songwriter, rabble rouser, strident feminist, heartfelt balladeer.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
Since Grupo Firme’s record-setting run, other regional Mexican acts have played at Crypto.com and Peacock Theater, such as corridos tumbados singer Junior H, sad sierreño act Eslabon Armado and romantic balladeer Iván Cornejo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
An elite balladeer with stylistic range, Boone made like a seasoned pop-soul troubadour at times, later delivering soaring folk-pop anthems with “My Greatest Fear” and the heart-pouring “Pretty Slowly,” a cathartic unreleased number.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Unlike the colder Sir Roland, ‘True Thomas’ dared, and was wafted to a realm wondrously described by the old balladeer in the vivid phrase that marks the poetry of vision.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence
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