belter

noun

belt·​er ˈbel-tər How to pronounce belter (audio)
: a singer with a powerful voice

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Like a Dickensian Andy Capp, Johnson is an uber-charming rogue, an everyman bluesy belter whose winking humor with a hint of the scoundrel are not entirely unlike Scott’s demeanor, though each man’s vocals, inflection and stage presence are/were clearly their own. Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025 Cirillo is more impressive pop belter than chanteuse. Brian Seibert, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 The actor/director (and Broadway belter) has become a verifiable viral phenomenon after posting a video on Christmas Eve as a how-to on transforming your voice in 90 seconds. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2025 There’s his sensual, supple tenor, which easily shape-shifts from crooning balladeer to party jam belter and hits the entire emotional spectrum in between. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for belter

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of belter was in 1953

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“Belter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belter. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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