crooners

noun

plural of crooner
as in warblers

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  1. singers
  2. vocalists
  3. songsters
Noun
  • This includes players who have hidden musical talents, or who have made careers moonlighting as singers, rappers, and musicians.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • The pop singers first connected in 2008 when Swift was romantically linked to Joe Jonas and Gomez to Nick Jonas.
    — Jennifer McClellan, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of singers
Noun
  • Her three bandmates started a side project, Sweetback, collaborating with an array of vocalists on two albums in 1996 and 2004, while Matthewman has collaborated extensively with American neo soul star Maxwell.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
  • Over the decades, jazz has been a unifying force — with Black and white musicians sharing stages, and female vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald becoming icons of independence.
    — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of vocalists
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of songsters
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