balladeer

or bal·lad·ier

[ bal-uh-deer ]
/ ˌbæl əˈdɪər /
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noun

a person who sings ballads.

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Origin of balladeer

First recorded in 1630–40; ballad + -eer

Words nearby balladeer

ballad metre, ballad of reading gaol, the, ballad opera, ballad stanza, ballade, balladeer, balladist, balladize, balladmonger, balladry, ballance
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Words related to balladeer

minstrel, songwriter, crooner, troubadour, artist, musician, bard, poet, songster, jongleur, accompanist, vocalist, versifier, minnesinger, serenader, trouveur, rhapsodist

British Dictionary definitions for balladeer

balladeer
/ (ˌbæləˈdɪə) /

noun

a singer of ballads
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