singer
1 Americannoun
noun
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Isaac Bashevis 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1978.
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Isaac Merrit 1811–75, U.S. inventor.
noun
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a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
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a singing bird
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an obsolete word for poet
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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
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Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
Etymology
Origin of singer1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; sing, -er 1
Origin of singer2
Example Sentences
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In line with his celestial fascination, the 31-year-old singer describes the creative process of his fifth studio album as being caught in a “black hole.”
From Los Angeles Times
I like that Lee threw some elbows to insist that her last novel, about an older woman’s affair with the lead singer of a boy band, was not generically a “romance,” thankyouverymuch.
From Los Angeles Times
The singer reflects on his journey from child star to R&B innovator, the success of ‘Mutt’ and why the art of live musicianship is necessary in the age of AI.
From Los Angeles Times
The award was first presented in 1963 to American singer and actor Bing Crosby.
From BBC
Doctors told Ray J — real name William Ray Norwood Jr. — that he should prepare for the chance that he might need a pacemaker or defibrillator soon, the singer told the celebrity site.
From Los Angeles Times
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