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By 1817 as "singer, vocal musician," as opposed to an instrumental performer, probably from French <span class="foreign notranslate">vocaliste</span>.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:1610s">1610s</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to vocalist">Entries linking to <i>vocalist</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of vocal" href="/word/vocal#etymonline_v_7861">vocal<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>late 14c., "spoken, oral" (of prayer, etc.), from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">vocal</span> (13c.) and directly from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">vocalis</span> "sounding, sonorous, speaking," as a noun, "a vowel," from <span class="foreign notranslate">vox</span> (genitive <span class="foreign notranslate">vocis</span>) "voice" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*wekw-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *wekw- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*wekw-</a> "to speak").</p> <p>In reference to music uttered by the voice (as opposed to <span class="foreign notranslate">instrumental</span>), it is recorded by 1580s; the meaning "outspoken, making oneself heard" is attested by 1871. <strong><span class="foreign notranslate">Vocal cords</span></strong> is from 1872; see <a href="/word/cord" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cord " class="crossreference notranslate">cord</a>.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of -ist" href="/word/-ist#etymonline_v_12278">-ist<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>word-forming element meaning "one who does or makes," also used to indicate adherence to a certain doctrine or custom, from French <span class="foreign notranslate">-iste</span> and directly from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">-ista</span> (source also of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian <span class="foreign notranslate">-ista</span>), from Greek agent-noun ending <span class="foreign notranslate">-istes</span>, which is from <span class="foreign notranslate">-is-</span>, ending of the stem of verbs in <span class="foreign notranslate">-izein</span>, + agential suffix <span class="foreign notranslate">-tes</span>.</p> <p>Variant <span class="foreign notranslate">-ister</span> (as in <a href="/word/chorister" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chorister " class="crossreference notranslate">chorister</a>, <a href="/word/barrister" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of barrister " class="crossreference notranslate">barrister</a>) is from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">-istre</span>, on false analogy of <span class="foreign notranslate">ministre</span>. Variant <span class="foreign notranslate">-ista</span> is from Spanish, popularized in American English 1970s by names of Latin-American revolutionary movements.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of vocalist">Trends of <i>vocalist</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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Also as a surname from 13c. (e.g. Eva le Sangstere, Sibilla Sangistere, etc.). Also of men skilled in singing by mid-14c. Of a singing bird by 1700. Middle English also had songere "a singer" from Old English sangere. </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of tenor" href="/word/tenor"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">tenor<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">c. 1300, "general meaning, prevailing course, purpose, drift," from Old French tenor "substance, contents, meaning, sense; tenor part in music" (13c. Modern French teneur), from Latin tenorem (nominative tenor) "a course," originally "continuance, uninterrupted course, a holding </section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" data-recommended-type="other_relation" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of thrush" href="/word/thrush"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">thrush<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">type of songbird, Old English þræsce, variant of þrysce, from Proto-Germanic *thruskjon (source also of Old Norse þröstr, Norwegian trost, Old High German drosca), from PIE *trozdo- (source also of Latin turdus, Lithuanian strazdas "thrush," Middle Irish truid, Welsh drudwy "star</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div class="share-tool socialShare--223YS"><h3 title="Share vocalist to social networks" class="socialShare__title--34iP2">Share <i>vocalist</i></h3><div class="cite--1qJ-_ share-cite">‘<!-- -->cite<!-- -->’</div><a title="Share on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fvocalist" data-social-target="Facebook" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__facebook--2fm3U fa-facebook"></a><a title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fvocalist&text=vocalist%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20vocalist%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Twitter" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__twitter--1iFxf fa-twitter"></a><a title="Share on Reddit" href="https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fvocalist&title=vocalist%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20vocalist%20by%20etymonline" data-social-target="Reddit" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__reddit--30bBu fa-reddit"></a><a title="Share on Email" href="mailto:?subject=vocalist%20%7C%20Etymology%20of%20vocalist%20by%20etymonline&body=%22speaker%22%20(obsolete)%3B%20from%20vocal%20%2B%20-ist.%20By%201817%20as%20%22singer%2C%20vocal%20musician%2C%22%20as%20opposed%E2%80%A6%20See%20origin%20and%20meaning%20of%20vocalist.%0Afrom%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etymonline.com%2Fword%2Fvocalist%20Find%20out%20more%20at%20etymonline.com" data-social-target="Email" target="blank" rel="nofollow" class="fa share socialShare__icon--3FJac socialShare__icon__email--3hVBm fa-email"></a><div class="cite__content--3ghsO cite-content"><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">Page URL:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">https://www.etymonline.com/word/vocalist</textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">HTML Link:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly=""><a href="https://www.etymonline.com/word/vocalist">Etymology of vocalist by etymonline</a></textarea><div class="cite__content_title--3ABWh">APA style:</div><textarea class="cite__content_textarea--3zgJO cite-textarea" readonly="">Harper, D. 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