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funkster

British  
/ ˈfʌŋkstə /

noun

  1. a performer or fan of funk music

  2. someone who follows the latest trends in music, ideas, or fashion

"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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But even before he became a proto-rap funkster and gymnastic phenomenon, Brown was a compelling vocalist whose first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” conveyed an extreme, desperate urgency seldom heard in R&B.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2014

“We are the fathers of jazz-funk-fusion, and I am a funkster at heart,” Mr. Henderson said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times in 1995.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

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