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CROONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crooner mean? 

CROONER (noun)
  The noun CROONER has 1 sense:

1. a singer of popular balladsplay

  Familiarity information: CROONER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROONER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A singer of popular ballads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

balladeer; crooner

Hypernyms ("crooner" is a kind of...):

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

Instance hyponyms:

Bing Crosby; Crosby; Harry Lillis Crosby (United States singer and film actor (1903-1977))

Francis Albert Sinatra; Frank Sinatra; Sinatra (United States singer and film actor (1915-1998))

Derivation:

croon (sing softly)


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