crooner

noun

croon·​er ˈkrü-nər How to pronounce crooner (audio)
: one that croons
especially : a singer of popular songs

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Acacia Forgot as Trisha Paytas Acacia Forgot is a country crooner whose hairy behind snatched attention (and clasped that makeup brush near the end of her first lip-sync of the season) on the Main Stage. EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025 The crooner’s effortless blending of country, rap and R&B over a Jersey club beat lends itself to outfits fit for a dance break. Danielle Gilliard, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025 That smash, which helped the crooner earn his first Grammy nomination, is the seventh-longest-leading No. 1 ever, with 23 stays inside the penthouse. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Her mom once took her to see the Vegas crooner Engelbert Humperdinck in concert. Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crooner

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crooner was in 1888

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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooner. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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