alt-rocker noun

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No other details were provided by the goth alt-rock bad, which has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025 Regularly writing in Nashville, Allen's moved between pop, country, K-pop, alt-rock and Latin music, combining elements of each in certain tracks. Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025 Many of sombr’s alt-rock idols ultimately turned away from pop stardom, burned out on the road or both. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025 Accordingly, Water From Your Eyes’ proggy, taut, alt-rock bricolage captures a certain existential absurdity. Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alt-rock

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alt-rock was in 1982

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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.

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