balladeer

or bal·lad·ier

[bal-uh-deer]

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noun

a person who sings ballads.

Origin of balladeer

First recorded in 1630–40; ballad + -eer

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Related Words for balladeer

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

British Dictionary definitions for balladeer

balladeer

noun

a singer of ballads

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