"balladeer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-balladeer.wav [US] Forms: balladeers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer From ballad + -eer. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|ballad|-eer|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-ier", "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ier", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-eer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "balladeer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="balladeer"> From ballad + -eer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} balladeer (plural balladeers)
  1. A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads. Translations (A singer of ballads): balladaköltő (Hungarian), balladaszerző (Hungarian), balladaénekes (Hungarian), kaiwaiata paki (Māori), baladeiro (Portuguese)
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Verb

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  1. To sing a ballad
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      "word": "baladeiro"
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