crooner
pronunciation
How to pronounce crooner in British English:
UK [ˈkru:nə(r)]
How to pronounce crooner in American English:
US [ˈkruːnər]
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- Noun:
- a singer of popular ballads
Word Origin
- crooner (n.)
- type of popular singer, 1930, agent noun from croon.
Example
- 1. Former beatles crooner paul mccartney was arrested at narita and later jailed for marijuana possession in 1980 .
- 2. He really was a crooner , like you said . I didn 't realize he was so big .
- 3. I was reminded of our conversation last week as I read about the heroic struggle between guy hands , the fat , tousled-haired financier , and robbie williams , the toned , close-cropped crooner .
- 4. The television broadcast briefly shifted to a retro , black and white format designed to make mr. timberlake look like a 1950s nightclub crooner .