Lead singer
Vocalist and lead singer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vocalist" instead a noun phrase "Lead singer".
Vocalist
Vocalist noun - One who sings.
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Synonyms for Vocalist
Lead singer and vocalist are semantically related. You can use "Lead singer" instead a noun "Vocalist".
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Related pairs
- voice and lead singer
- voice and vocalist
- star and lead singer
- star and vocalist
- singer and lead singer
- singer and vocalist
- songster and lead singer
- songster and vocalist
- caroler and lead singer
- caroler and vocalist
- diva and lead singer
- diva and vocalist
- prima donna and lead singer
- prima donna and vocalist
Both terms in one sentence
- Troy didn't last long as lead vocalist, so guitarist Porter Howell got promoted to lead singer.
Source: Step Up to the Microphone -
Rock Star (which was originally titled "Metal God") is a film about a 1980s metalhead who suddenly becomes the lead singer of his favorite band after the original vocalist is fired.
Source: Metalhead - In some cases, this can become a permanent promotion to lead singer: the lead vocalist departs, and rather than finding a new singer, one of the remaining band members takes the mic.
Source: Step Up to the Microphone
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Vocalist and Lead singer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead_singer/vocalist
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