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
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and Venezuelan balladeer Danny Ocean both lead with six nominations each.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
But why blame an entire people for what may have been a lapsus memoriæ on the part of a single balladeer?
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence
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