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    VOCALIZER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A person who singsplay

    Synonyms:

    singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("vocalizer" is a kind of...):

    instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vocalizer"):

    yodeller (a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs))

    warbler (a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song)

    voice ((metonymy) a singer)

    torch singer (a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs)

    thrush (a woman who sings popular songs)

    tenor (an adult male with a tenor voice)

    soprano (a female singer)

    songster (a person who sings)

    rock star (a famous singer of rock music)

    rapper (someone who performs rap music)

    opera star; operatic star (singer of lead role in an opera)

    madrigalist (a singer of madrigals)

    alto (a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef)

    baritone; barytone (a male singer)

    bass; basso (an adult male singer with the lowest voice)

    canary (a female singer)

    caroler; caroller (a singer of carols)

    castrato (a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice)

    chorister (a singer in a choir)

    contralto (a woman singer having a contralto voice)

    balladeer; crooner (a singer of popular ballads)

    folk singer; jongleur; minstrel; poet-singer; troubadour (a singer of folk songs)

    hummer (a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words)

    lieder singer (a singer of lieder)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Madonna; Madonna Louise Ciccone (United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958))

    Bob Marley; Marley; Robert Nesta Marley (Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981))

    Dean Martin; Dino Paul Crocetti; Martin (United States singer (1917-1995))

    Ethel Merman; Merman (United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984))

    Orbison; Roy Orbison (United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988))

    Edith Giovanna Gassion; Edith Piaf; Little Sparrow; Piaf (French cabaret singer (1915-1963))

    Paul Bustill Robeson; Paul Robeson; Robeson (United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976))

    Lillian Russell; Russell (United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922))

    Paul Simon; Simon (United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942))

    Bessie Smith; Smith (United States blues singer (1894-1937))

    Kate Smith; Kathryn Elizabeth Smith; Smith (United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986))

    Barbra Joan Streisand; Barbra Streisand; Streisand (United States singer and actress (born in 1942))

    Sarah Vaughan; Vaughan (United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990))

    Ethel Waters; Waters (United States actress and singer (1896-1977))

    Hank Williams; Hiram King Williams; Hiram Williams; Williams (United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953))

    Tammy Wynette; Tammy Wynetter Pugh; Wynette (United States country singer (1942-1998))

    Huddie Leadbetter; Leadbelly; Ledbetter (United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949))

    Harry Lauder; Lauder; Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder (Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950))

    B. B. King; King; Riley B King (United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925))

    Janis Joplin; Joplin (United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970))

    Al Jolson; Asa Yoelson; Jolson (United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950))

    Jackson; Michael Jackson; Michael Joe Jackson (United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958))

    Jackson; Mahalia Jackson (United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972))

    Iglesias; Julio Iglesias (Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943))

    Horne; Lena Calhoun Horne; Lena Horne (United States singer and actress (born in 1917))

    Garland; Judy Garland (United States singer and film actress (1922-1969))

    Ella Fitzgerald; Fitzgerald (United States scat singer (1917-1996))

    Bob Dylan; Dylan (United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941))

    Dietrich; Maria Magdalene von Losch; Marlene Dietrich (United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992))

    Chevalier; Maurice Chevalier (French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972))

    Cash; John Cash; Johnny Cash (United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003))

    Bailey; Pearl Bailey; Pearl Mae Bailey (United States singer (1918-1990))

    Derivation:

    vocalize (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

    vocalize (sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An organism that can utter vocal soundsplay

    Example:

    is the giraffe a vocalizer?

    Synonyms:

    utterer; vocaliser; vocalizer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("vocalizer" is a kind of...):

    being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

    Derivation:

    vocalize (utter speech sounds)

    vocalize (utter with vibrating vocal chords)

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