Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balladeer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
bal-ladeer
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads.

verb

To sing a ballad

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer From ballad + -eer.

Inflected Forms

balladeers (plural) balladeers (present, singular) balladeering (participle, present) balladeered (participle, past) balladeered (past)

Synonyms

crooner

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does balladeer mean?
A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads.
Where does balladeer come from?
Etymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer From ballad + -eer.

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