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sing·er 1
(sĭng′ər)n.
1. Music One who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
2. A poet.
3. A songbird.
sing·er 2
(sĭn′jər)n.
One that singes.
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singer
(ˈsɪŋə)n
1. (Music, other) a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
2. (Zoology) a singing bird
3. (Poetry) an obsolete word for poet
Singer
(ˈsɪŋə)n
1. (Biography) 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. (Biography) Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
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sing•er1
(ˈsɪŋ ər)n.
1. a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist.
2. a poet.
3. a singing bird.
[1300–50]
sing•er2
(ˈsɪn dʒər)n.
a person or thing that singes.
[1870–75]
Sing•er
(ˈsɪŋ ər)n.
1. Isaac Bashevis, 1904–91, U.S. writer in Yiddish, born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
2. Isaac Merrit, 1811–75, U.S. inventor.
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| Noun | 1. |  singer - a person who sings alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef canary - a female singer castrato - a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice chorister - a singer in a choir contralto - a woman singer having a contralto voice hummer - a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words lieder singer - a singer of lieder madrigalist - a singer of madrigals opera star, operatic star - singer of lead role in an opera rapper - someone who performs rap music rock star - a famous singer of rock music songster - a person who sings soprano - a female singer tenor - an adult male with a tenor voice thrush - a woman who sings popular songs torch singer - a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs voice - (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it" warbler - a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song yodeller - a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) |
| 2. | Singer - United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) | |
| 3. | Singer - United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991) |
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singer
noun vocalist, crooner, minstrel, soloist, cantor, troubadour, chorister, chanteuse (fem.), balladeer, songster or songstress My mother was a singer in a dance band.
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singer
nounA person who sings:
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Translations
مُغَنٍمُغَنٍّ
zpěvák-čka
sanger
laulaja
गायकगायिका
pjevačpjevačica
énekesénekesnő
söngvari
歌手
가수
cantor
pevec
sångaresångerska
นักร้อง
ca sĩ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
singer
[ˈsɪŋər] n → chanteur/euse m/fsinger-songwriter [ˌsɪŋərˈsɒŋraɪtər] n → chanteur/euse auteur compositeur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
singer
n → Sänger(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sing
(siŋ) – past tense sang (saŋ) : past participle sung (saŋ) – verb to make (musical sounds) with one's voice. He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.
ˈsinger noun a person who sings, eg as a profession. Are you a good singer?; He's a trained singer.
ˈsinging noun the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice. Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher.
sing out to shout or call out. Sing out when you're ready to go.
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singer
→ مُغَنٍ zpěvák sanger Sänger τραγουδιστής cantante laulaja chanteur pjevač cantante 歌手 가수 zanger sanger śpiewak cantor певец sångare นักร้อง şarkıcı ca sĩ 歌唱者Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009