: one that croons
especially
: a singer of popular songs
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Once thought of as a more stuffy practice, exclusively for family-friendly crooners, many artists are now opting in.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The cast is led by crooner Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Eight months after Morgan Wallen threw a chair off the sixth-floor balcony of a Nashville bar, the country music crooner was sentenced to seven days incarceration at a DUI education center, followed by two years probation.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite the disruption, country crooner Zach Bryan continues to have a major year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The cast is led by crooner Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Eight months after Morgan Wallen threw a chair off the sixth-floor balcony of a Nashville bar, the country music crooner was sentenced to seven days incarceration at a DUI education center, followed by two years probation.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite the disruption, country crooner Zach Bryan continues to have a major year.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Crooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crooner. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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