vocalist

[ voh-kuh-list ]

/ ˈvoʊ kə lɪst /

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noun

a singer.

Nearby words

vocal tract, vocalic, vocalic alliteration, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist, vocalize, vocat., vocation, vocational, vocational education

Origin of vocalist

First recorded in 1605–15; vocal + -ist

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Examples from the Web for vocalist

I remember seeing Bobby Short, the great lounge pianist and vocalist, on Johnny Carson once.
Was The Beatles’ Music Really That Unique? Yeah, It Totally Was.|Michael Tomasky|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He and three friends, including Dick Taylor, formed a blues band, and Jagger was the vocalist.
Speed Read: 11 Juiciest Bits From Philip Norman’s Biography of Mick Jagger|The Daily Beast|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The MC was Queen Latifah and the vocalist of the live band she introduced was a new artist named Macy Gray.
Farewell to the King of Parties|Tina Brown|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A great clapping of hands was heard, and affectionate smiles of approbation were lavished by the ladies upon the vocalist.
The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara)|Armando Palacio Valds

Nor did the sentiment lose anything, in intensity at all events, by the vocalist.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade
On the other hand, a dull morning not only hushes the vocalist of the grove, but fills the mind with unpleasant reflections.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 5, November 1843|Various
The vocalist had just finished singing the little song of our friend 'the General' Morris, 'Woodman!
The Knickerbocker, or The New-York Monthly Magazine, December 1843|Various
There are two ways of judging a singer—by the vocalist's artistic merits, and by the effect of his or her singing on the receipts.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I|James H. Mapleson

British Dictionary definitions for vocalist

vocalist

/ (ˈvəʊkəlɪst) /

noun

a singer, esp one who regularly appears with a jazz band or pop group

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vocalist

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vocalist

noun