Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
- Proto-Italic*wōks
- Latinvōx
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinvōcālis
- Middle Englishvocal
- Englishvocal
- Englishvocalist
Translations
Bulgarian певец
- певец (pevec)singer
Chinese Mandarin 歌手
- 歌手 (gēshǒu)singer
Czech vokalista, vokalistka
- vokalistasinger
- vokalistkasinger
Danish vokalist, sanger
- vokalistsinger
- sangersinger
Finnish laulaja, vokalisti
- laulajasinger
- vokalistisinger
French vocaliste
- vocalistesinger
German Sänger, Sängerin
- Sängersinger
- Sängerinsinger
- Vokalistsinger
- Vokalistinsinger
Hungarian énekes, énekesnő
- énekessinger
- énekesnősinger
Irish amhránaí
- amhránaísinger
Italian cantante
- cantantesinger
Japanese ボーカリスト
- ボーカリスト (bōkarisuto)singer
Korean 보컬리스트
- 보컬리스트 (bokeolliseuteu)singer
Latin vocalistus
- vocalistussinger
Latvian vokālists, vokāliste
- vokālistssinger
- vokālistesinger
Māori reo waiata, kaiwaiata
- reo waiatasinger
- kaiwaiatasinger
Norwegian Bokmål vokalist
- vokalistsinger
Polish wokalista, wokalistka
- wokalistasinger
- wokalistkasinger
Portuguese vocalista
- vocalistasinger
Russian вокали́ст
- вокали́ст (vokalíst)singer
Spanish vocalista
- vocalistasinger
Cite this entry
APA
vocalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalist
MLA
“vocalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocalist.
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