playback singer

noun

A singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them.

Meanings

nounplayback singer (plural playback singers)

plural playback singers

  1. singingbroadcastingA singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Bengali নেপথ্য গায়ক
  • নেপথ্য গায়ক (nepottho gaẏok)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
French chanteur de playback, chanteuse de playback
  • chanteur de playbacksinger whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • chanteuse de playbacksinger whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Hindi पार्श्वगायक, पार्श्वगायिका
  • पार्श्वगायक (pārśvagāyak)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • पार्श्वगायिका (pārśvagāyikā)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Indonesian penyanyi playback
  • penyanyi playbacksinger whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Japanese プレイバックシンガー
  • プレイバックシンガー (pureibakku shingā)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Malay penyanyi latar
  • penyanyi latarsinger whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Punjabi ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕ, ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕਾ
  • ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕ (piṭhvaratī gāika)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • ਪਿਠਵਰਤੀ ਗਾਇਕਾ (piṭhvaratī gāikā)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Russian зака́дровый исполни́тель, зака́дровая исполни́тельница
  • зака́дровый исполни́тель (zakádrovyj ispolnítelʹ)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
  • зака́дровая исполни́тельница (zakádrovaja ispolnítelʹnica)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Tamil பின்னணிப் பாடகர்
  • பின்னணிப் பாடகர் (piṉṉaṇip pāṭakar)singer whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Turkish playback şarkıcısı
  • playback şarkıcısısinger whose songs are lip-synced by an actor
Cite this entry
APA

playback singer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playback%20singer

MLA

“playback singer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playback%20singer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playback singer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playback%20singer.

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