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noun a singer of popular ballads
originEtymology tree English ballad Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English balladeer From ballad + -eer.
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