Definition of Balladeers

1. Noun. (plural of balladeer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Balladeers

1. balladeer [n] - See also: balladeer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balladeers

ball valve action
ball variance
ball washer
ball washers
balla
ballache
ballad
ballad maker
ballad opera
ballad operas
ballade
balladed
balladeer
balladeered
balladeering
balladeers (current term)
ballader
balladers
ballades
balladic
balladin
ballading
balladins
balladist
balladists
balladlike
balladmonger
balladmongers
balladries
balladry

Literary usage of Balladeers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard (2005)
"The restaurant is set in a restored 18th-century tavern with Colonial décor and balladeers. Reservations are recommended. ..."

2. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1867)
"... so a new school of the balladeers may any day spring into existence and add to the collection. A successful song composed on'an ..."

3. Ulysses in Hand: The Rosenbach Manuscript by Michael J. Barsanti, Vicki Mahaffey (2000)
"... acquaintances, lovers, and spouses, but it also celebrates the novelty introduced by such errors. As the balladeers cheer in Finnegans Wake, ..."

4. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"Various balladeers with guitars strolled the walkways. On this trip so far, I noticed that when Mexicans group into crowds, some men emerge to sing along on ..."

5. Lady of La Mancha by Lawrence Murray, Alessandra LaRocca (2002)
"As a merchant, my thousand nights away from home be filled with the speech of gossipers, raconteurs, balladeers and men who reminisce. ..."

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