crooner

noun

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

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Bateman has been married to Amanda Anka, daughter of crooner Paul Anka, since 2001. Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 31 May 2025 But some frames are more impressive than others, and this latest one is especially huge for the late crooner. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 In the space of two years, French actor Tahar Rahim has transformed himself completely to inhabit a pair of drastically different characters, the iconic French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour, and Amine, a man engulfed in drug addiction who is dying of a mysterious disease. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 May 2025 Other Day 1 highlights included hip-hop champions Public Enemy, U.K. buzz band Bad Nerves, Aussie indie-pop crooner Mallrat and Palo Alto singer-songwriter Remi Wolf. BottleRock Napa Valley continues through Sunday at the Napa Valley Expo in downtown Napa. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.

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