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balladist

[ bal-uh-dist ]

/ ˈbæl ə dɪst /

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noun

a person who writes, composes, or sings ballads.

Origin of balladist

First recorded in 1855–60; ballad + -ist

Words nearby balladist

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

Example sentences from the Web for balladist

But according to the balladist his career, on one occasion, had well nigh terminated disastrously.

Border Raids and Reivers |Robert Borland
"General Big-talk," the Yankee balladist called him when once the siege was in progress.

The Siege of Boston |Allen French
The picture drawn by the balladist is graphic in the extreme.

Border Raids and Reivers |Robert Borland
So far as we are aware, only one balladist has found any genuine inspiration in it.

Verse and Worse |Harry Graham

But the balladist carries everything before him by the verve and good humour and pawky wit of his song.

The Balladists |John Geddie