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vocalist

noun

ˈvō-kə-list

Definition of vocalist

as in singer

one who sings hired a vocalist for their jazz band

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Recent Examples of vocalist Morgan began her career in entertainment in a family vaudeville act and became the lead female vocalist of the Frank DeVol Orchestra following high school. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 By 1954, she was honored as the year's best female vocalist by DownBeat and Cash Box magazines. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Inside a hotel conference room downtown, rapper/vocalists Johnny and Taeyong and singers Jaehyun, Haechan and Yuta are dutifully seated at a table with iced coffees, pens and notepads. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Extravagantly bewigged, boldly buxom, and graced with a peerless, vibrato-laden soprano voice, the exuberant Parton succeeded a hit-making early career in partnership with vocalist Porter Wagoner with a long series of solo hits. — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocalist

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singer

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The singer is accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Fergie, 51, marked the milestone with an Instagram carousel featuring photos of Axl throughout the years, including a throwback of the singer holding him as a toddler as well as a more recent snapshot of the mother-son duo at dinner together.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of singer

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