crooner

noun

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

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During the Monday, March 24, episode of The Voice, the Canadian crooner pulled a fast one and stole Simone Marijic from Team Kelsea after she wasn't chosen in the battle round. Daniela Avila, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Palm Beach Daily News reported that the British crooner wound up in handcuffs following an altercation at a restaurant. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Tensions building between Ray J and Princess Love amid their ongoing divorce proceedings exploded into a heated exchange in Los Angeles this week, briefly landing the R&B crooner in the back of a cop cruiser. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025 The crooner also cohosted the 1974 Academy Awards alongside Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, and Shirley MacLaine, and won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1953 for his role in From Here to Eternity. John Ortved, Vogue, 26 Feb. 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 4 Apr. 2025.

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