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Definition of Ballad maker
1. Noun. A composer of words or music for popular songs.
Generic synonyms: Composer
Specialized synonyms: Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline, Carmichael, Hoagland Howard Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael, Cohan, George M. Cohan, George Michael Cohan, Antoine Domino, Domino, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan, Dylan, Foster, Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster, Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley, Holly, John Lennon, Lennon, Mccartney, Paul Mccartney, Sir James Paul Mccartney, Paul Simon, Simon, Hank Williams, Hiram King Williams, Hiram Williams, Williams
Derivative terms: Song
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ballad Maker
Literary usage of Ballad maker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Daniel Defoe: His Life and Recently Discovered Writings: Extending from 1716 by Lee, William, Daniel Defoe (1869)
"The Ballad-maker-s flea. AJ, Oct. 13.—Sir, "I am very much discontented in my
Spirit, and am afraid if you do not find me out some Remedy, I shall Plot and ..."
2. Wild Earth and Other Poems by Padraic Colum (1916)
"A ballad maker ONCE I loved a maiden fair, Over the hills and far away, Lands
she had and lovers to spare, Over the hills and far away. ..."
3. The Story of King Lear from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Shakespeare by Wilfrid Perrett (1904)
"From what has been said, it must be obvious, I think, that the ballad-maker did
not read the play, but saw it. I conjecture that we have here the work of a ..."
4. Shakespeare on the Stage. 2d Series by William Winter (1915)
"This is singular reasoning, since, while it assumes that the performance and
celebrity of Shakespeare's play may have prompted "the ballad-maker" to make ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"Sheppard alluded to him in his illustrated (Brit. Bibliogr. ii. 549). 1 Times
Displayed' (1046) as That ballad-maker . . . now ..."
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