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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 Bashevis 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1978.

  2. Isaac Merrit 1811–75, U.S. inventor.

singer

1

/ ˈɪŋə /

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

Singer

2

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. 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. 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
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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

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“Killing Me Softly” singer Roberta Flack died a little more than two years after revealing her ALS diagnosis at age 85.

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The singer said she worried her son’s money would be ‘immediately spent on drugs.’

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US singer Chris Brown has kicked off his UK tour in Manchester, days before he is due back in court after being arrested in the city last month.

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Nick arrived at Monmouth Comprehensive School minutes later in Brown's red Ford Fiesta and the singer, one of the biggest names in British music at the time, walked in with him to get his results.

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Bludfest returns in June with a slightly high entry price, which the Lovesick Lullaby singer puts down to the increasing size of the festival.

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