balladeer

or bal·lad·ier

[ bal-uh-deer ]
/ ˌbæl əˈdɪər /
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noun

a person who sings ballads.

Origin of balladeer

First recorded in 1630–40; ballad + -eer

Words nearby balladeer

ballad metre, ballad of reading gaol, the, ballad opera, ballad stanza, ballade, balladeer, balladist, balladize, balladmonger, balladry, ballance

Words related to balladeer

minstrel, songwriter, crooner, troubadour, artist, musician, bard, poet, songster, jongleur, accompanist, vocalist, versifier, minnesinger, serenader, trouveur, rhapsodist

British Dictionary definitions for balladeer

balladeer
/ (ˌbæləˈdɪə) /

noun

a singer of ballads