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calypsonian

British  
/ ˌkælɪpˈsəʊnɪən /

noun

  1. a performer or writer of calypsos

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The eulogy from "Kitch", the marvellous calypsonian, commemorating one of Test cricket's outstanding bowling performances, at Trent Bridge in 1953, was often played scratchily on the radiogram in my grandparents' front room.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2010

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