Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A folk singer or musician.
  • noun An enthusiast of folk music.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or in the style of folk music.

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  • noun a folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music
  • adjective of, or relating to folk music

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Examples

  • It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.

    The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010

  • It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.

    The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010

  • It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.

    The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010

  • But because she's a "folkie," her amazing guitar chops will have to remain another one of

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.

    Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011

  • But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.

    Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011

  • Canadian folkie and Seth Rogen lookalike Dan Mangan set the bar high in the early afternoon by leaping over a fence to join the just plain folk for a ridiculously infectious chorus of "Robots need love, too."

    Michael Bialas: The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest Michael Bialas 2011

  • Canadian folkie and Seth Rogen lookalike Dan Mangan set the bar high in the early afternoon by leaping over a fence to join the just plain folk for a ridiculously infectious chorus of "Robots need love, too."

    Michael Bialas: The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest Michael Bialas 2011

  • But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.

    Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011

  • But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.

    Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011

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