crooner
noun
a popular singer who sings in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated manner.
crooners
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pluralof crooner.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Willetts devotes nearly an entire chapter—ostensibly on postwar nightlife in Las Vegas and Havana—to Frank Sinatra, head of America’s Rat Pack of lounge crooners and the “kingpin of ‘gentlemanly’ debauchery.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Springer added that he prefers classic crooners, such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, to Bublé.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
It's certainly hard to imagine them really catching on in the early 50s, an age dominated by schmaltzy crooners, folk purists and show tunes.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
“At odd hours of the night, Roscoe’s hops with hip-hop gangstas and old-time crooners, funkateers and exponents of new-jack swing, athletes and bodyguards,” Gold wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
It drew crooners like Eddie Fisher and has been cited as an inspiration for the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
