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
My dad was a great balladeer — is a great balladeer — and I feel like I got a little bit of that innately.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
The rest of the set balanced her competing impulses: rock chick, singer-songwriter, rabble rouser, strident feminist, heartfelt balladeer.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025
Throughout the film, we see Dovydas enthusiastically performing a kind of sign language karaoke against a vivid blue backdrop; his facial expressions are like a lovesick balladeer.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
The poem makes Pedro and his paramour plot upon the death of the unhappy Queen in the crude manner of the balladeer all the world over.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
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