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LEADBELLY

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Overview

LEADBELLY (noun)
  The noun LEADBELLY has 1 sense:

1. United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


LEADBELLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Huddie Leadbetter; Leadbelly; Ledbetter

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

guitar player; guitarist (a musician who plays the guitar)

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


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