"playback singer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: playback singers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} playback singer (plural playback singers)
  1. (singing, cinematography) A singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them. Wikipedia link: playback singer Categories (topical): Bollywood, Cinematography, Singing Translations (singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor): নেপথ্য গায়ক (nepottho gaẏok) (Bengali), chanteur de playback [masculine] (French), chanteuse de playback [feminine] (French), પાર્શ્વગાયક (pārśvagāyak) [masculine] (Gujarati), પાર્શ્વગાયિકા (pārśvagāyikā) [feminine] (Gujarati), पार्श्वगायक (pārśvagāyak) [masculine] (Hindi), पार्श्वगायिका (pārśvagāyikā) [feminine] (Hindi), penyanyi playback (Indonesian), プレイバックシンガー (pureibakku shingā) (Japanese), ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಗಾಯಕರು (hinnele gāyakaru) (Kannada), ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಗಾಯಕರು (hinnelegāyakaru) (Kannada), penyanyi latar (Malay), പിന്നണി ഗായകർ (pinnaṇi gāyakaṟ) (Malayalam), പിന്നണിഗായകർ (pinnaṇigāyakaṟ) (Malayalam), ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕ (piṭhvaratī gāika) [masculine] (Punjabi), ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕਾ (piṭhvaratī gāikā) [feminine] (Punjabi), зака́дровый исполни́тель (zakádrovyj ispolnítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), зака́дровая исполни́тельница (zakádrovaja ispolnítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), பின்னணிப் பாடகர் (piṉṉaṇip pāṭakar) (Tamil), నేపథ్య గాయకులు (nēpathya gāyakulu) (Telugu), నేపథ్యగాయకుడు (nēpathyagāyakuḍu) (Telugu), playback şarkıcısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-playback_singer-en-noun-nL9uSCkH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

Inflected forms

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