belternoun [ C ]
/ˈbel.tər//ˈbel.t̬ɚ/belter noun [ C ] (SINGER)
a singer with a loud and powerful voice:
She is a rhythmic vocal singer, not a soul belter.
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- An R&B singer like Etta James could find stardom, but not a pure blues belter like Taylor.
- Holliday is a gospel-trained powerhouse belter.
- She had been a raucous belter of such hits as "Mambo Italiano."
- The 12-year-old winner of the first season of NBC's America's Got Talent is a young belter.
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Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- barbershop
- ditty
- diva
- duet
- elegy
- falsetto
- jingle
- refrain
- septet
- serenade
- sextet
- shanty
- sing
- tenor
- treble
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belter noun [ C ] (GOOD)
[ usually singular ] UK informal something unusually good or unusually powerful:
The new album's a belter.
He scored a belter in the first game.
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- Tonight's episode is going to be a belter.
- I thought, if we get this right, it could be an absolute belter.
- If it's any consolation to you Sam, I had a real belter of a hangover this morning too.
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Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced bread idiom
- beaut
- beauty
- bunch
- corker
- flagship
- gem
- jewel
- king
- lulu
- marvel
- paragon
- peach
- phenomenon
- the flower of sth idiom
- the jewel in the crown idiom
- the pick of sth idiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce of sth idiom
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