vocalist

[ voh-kuh-list ]

/ ˈvoʊ kə lɪst /

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noun

a singer.

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Origin of vocalist

First recorded in 1605–15; vocal + -ist

Words nearby vocalist

vocal fremitus, vocal fry, vocalic, vocalise, vocalism, vocalist, vocalize, vocal ligament, Vocal Memnon, vocal muscle, vocal resonance

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Alas, while he lost to the much more established Church, he did earn two wins for male vocalist and album of the year.
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I remember seeing Bobby Short, the great lounge pianist and vocalist, on Johnny Carson once.
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He and three friends, including Dick Taylor, formed a blues band, and Jagger was the vocalist.
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A formidable vocalist, she sings better than most of the pop stars currently in circulation.
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Witness Hayley Williams, lead vocalist of Paramore, rocking out on a stripped-down cover of “Bad Romance.”
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Siding with Underwood means you are embracing the pure vocalist (who is only now becoming a rather dutiful songwriter).
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Madame Mara, the celebrated vocalist, took leave of the English stage.
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No one cares to linger near, as sung by 115 the great always off the key vocalist, Jerry Macy.
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Somewhere in your close blood is a marvelously trained vocalist; we every one of us believe that, Freckles.
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The little yellow vocalist with the black funereal spots broke the lyre over her knee, and regained her dignity.
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A prominent vocalist goes so far as to say that "vocal insufficiency and decay are prevalent."
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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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