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View synonyms for singer

singer

1

[ sing-er ]

noun

  1. a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
  2. a poet.
  3. a singing bird.


singer

2

[ sin-jer ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that singes.

Singer

3

[ sing-er ]

noun

  1. Isaac Ba·shev·is [bah-, shev, -is], 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1978.
  2. Isaac Mer·rit [mer, -it], 1811–75, U.S. inventor.

Singer

1

/ ˈsɪŋə /

noun

  1. SingerIsaac Bashevis19041991MUSPolishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Isaac Bashevis. 1904–91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works include Satan in Goray (1935), The Family Moscat (1950), the autobiographical In my Father's Court (1966), and The King of the Fields (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1978
  2. SingerIsaac Merrit18111875MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


singer

2

/ ˈsɪŋə /

noun

  1. a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
  2. a singing bird
  3. an obsolete word for poet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of singer1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; sing, -er 1

Origin of singer2

First recorded in 1870–75; singe + -er 1
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Example Sentences

She also worked with voice and movement coaches to make sure she captured the right energy while portraying Reddy on film, even taking a lesson with a breathing coach “to breathe like a singer.”

From Fortune

The singer and reality star took to Instagram to announce that she and ex-husband, former basketball player Daniel Gibson, are officially divorced.

She wasn’t one of those singers who had always dreamed of being a singer.

From Ozy

A talented singer, Beaudoin had stepped away from singing for a while, but after a vacation to Amsterdam where he experienced a thrilling musical festival along the canals, he wanted to reconnect with music.

We also have many funny videos about handwashing and wearing masks, some of them with famous singers.

Through my wife [McCauley is married to singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton].

In a bizarre matchup, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor came for the 20-year-old singer this past July in Ibiza.

Cocker, by contrast, was always a rock singer, without frills or apologies.

English blues and rock singer Joe Cocker has died at age 70.

For the past four years, rapper and singer Future has been remaking rap in his unique image.

It is ordinarily considered that the range of the speaking voice is very limited as compared with the singer's range.

Like an electric shock, the well-known chords of the Tragala aroused his hearers—every one crowded round the singer.

Her voice was singularly sweet and full, and Mr. Mason said to himself, "She'll be a singer some day, if she is not crazy first."

He was a passionate lover of nature and very fond of music, although he never became more than an indifferent amateur singer.

"She must be a splendid singer," John Shadrack's widow exclaimed with much enthusiasm.

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