crooner

noun

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

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Specifically, the show lost its youngest competitor, Eagleville, Tennessee high school student, Mattie Pruitt, and Baltimore's gospel crooner, Gabby Samone. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 12 May 2025 Miley Cyrus has been touting her forthcoming album Something Beautiful as her magnum opus, and the Grammy-winning crooner hasn’t shied away from flexing her talents across a wide range of sounds in the lead-up to the album’s release. Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The Canadian jazz crooner once again brings her lush contralto and lilting piano to the cozy waterside locale on Tuesday night. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025 The song resurrects the romantic decadence of the early ’70s crooners — evoking icons like José José and Camilo Sesto — while infusing it with cool, sophisticated beats that feel intimate and cinematic. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crooner

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 May. 2025.

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