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View synonyms for vocalist

vocalist

[ voh-kuh-list ]

noun

  1. a singer.


vocalist

/ ˈvəʊkəlɪst /

noun

  1. a singer, esp one who regularly appears with a jazz band or pop group
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of vocalist1

First recorded in 1605–15; vocal + -ist
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Example Sentences

For “La Presa,” a track that sounds like a time capsule from 1979 New York, she enlisted the backup vocalists of Puerto Rico’s El Gran Combo for an extra touch of street cred.

The reliquary itself, held in the square’s church, was a series of exceedingly odd musical interactions between vocalists and the instruments in a combination of rap session and organized mystical service.

Setzer, the pompadoured vocalist who rocks with drummer Slim Jim Phantom and bassist Lee Rocker for Stray Cats and also runs his own big-band orchestra, said Thursday, “I cannot play guitar.”

A graphic score for female vocalist and 20-member instrumental ensemble invites musical gestures for channeling the sonic wonderland of animal life and nature into mystical harmonic space.

The talented drummer and vocalist passed away in London on Tuesday.

From BBC

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