folk singer

noun

variants or less commonly folksinger or folk-singer
: one who sings folk songs or sings in a style associated with folk songs
folk singing noun

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Viral Street Cleaner Debuts on Billboard Chart Emerging Mexican folk singer Macario Martinez has made his Billboard debut through his collaboration with Eslabon Armado on the group’s set Vibras de Noche II, released last week. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025 The Yale graduate and former folk singer who always wore his trademark cowboy boots knew every waiter's name and life story at the Washington, D.C., bistro Café Milano that was practically his home. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 In September 1961, a 20-year-old folk singer named Bob Dylan had no apartment and no record deal. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2025 In the film, Norton portrays legendary folk singer Pete Seeger opposite Timothée Chalamet as the young Dylan. Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for folk singer

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of folk singer was in 1870

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“Folk singer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20singer. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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folksinger

noun
folk·​sing·​er -ˌsing-ər How to pronounce folksinger (audio)
: a singer of folk songs
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