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vocalist

/ˈvoʊkəlɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
vo-cal-ist
IPA
/ˈvoʊkəlɪst/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vocalist From vocal + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/

Inflected Forms

vocalists (plural)

Phrases

backup vocalist lead vocalist

Synonyms

singer vocalizer vocaliser

Questions

How do you pronounce vocalist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvoʊkəlɪst/.
What does vocalist mean?
A singer; a person who likes to sing.
Where does vocalist come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English vocalist From vocal + -ist.

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