bluesman

[ blooz-muhn, -man ]
/ ˈbluz mən, -ˌmæn /

noun, plural blues·men [blooz-muhn, -men]. /ˈbluz mən, -ˌmɛn/.

a musician who sings or plays blues.

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Origin of bluesman

First recorded in 1965–70; blues1 + -man

Words nearby bluesman

blueshift, blue-singlet, blue-sky, blue-sky law, blue-sky thinking, bluesman, bluesnarfing, blue spirea, blue spot, Blue Springs, blue spruce
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