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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 Mud is a dynamic if uneven vehicle for Wolf, a vocalist with a showman’s need for climax. — Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 Steve Martin and Alison Brown have turned it into a vintage-sounding bluegrass tune and recorded it with an all-star cast of singers and players from that genre, including two of the great living bluegrass vocalists, Del McCoury and Dan Tyminski. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Formed in San Bernardino in 2015 and led by vocalist Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP), Fuerza Regida has become one of the most influential acts in Mexican music, honoring their roots while continuing to push the genre into new territories. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026 Up on the porch of a big old wooden house, a vocalist sang standards for neighbors sitting on picnic blankets. — Craig Kellogg, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vocalist

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singer

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Has Elizabeth Hurley officially captured the the previously achy breaky heart of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus?

— Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
Payne’s former girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also marked the anniversary on Instagram, sharing a video of the singer posing with a rainbow visible in the background.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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