balladeer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of balladeer
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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
Perhaps it was in this sea-fight that the lady beheld her lover; and if, as she thought, he was slain, she scarcely deserves the odium which the balladeer has cast upon her memory.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence
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