"crooner" meaning in English

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      ],
      "word": "кру́нер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "one who croons",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "smörsångare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crooner"
}