ballad : Idioms & Phrases

Index

ballad maker

  • noun a composer of words or music for popular songs
    songwriter; songster.
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ballad monger

Bal"lad mon`ger
Etymology
See Monger.
Definitions
  1. A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak.
Webster 1913

folk ballad

  • noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    folksong; folk song.
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