Isaac Bashevis 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1978.
Isaac Merrit 1811–75, U.S. inventor.
a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
a singing bird
an obsolete word for poet
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
Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at sing, -er 1
A singer makes music with their voice. A singer may sing the lyrics, or words, of a song, or may just vocalize sounds like "la, la, la" or "tweet, tweet, tweet" in musical tones. Singing is one of the oldest forms of musical expression. A singer may perform on stage for thousands of adoring fans, or for guests at an intimate wedding reception. Perhaps you are a singer who likes to sing in the shower or croon along with a recording of your favorite artist. There are pop singers, rock singers, and opera singers. Some singers have high-pitched, soprano voices, while others sing in lower-pitched, tenor voices. Many birds, known as songbirds, are singers, and so are some whales!
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“Not much the firefighters can do when it was blowing that hard,” said Kelly Singer, acting deputy fire chief for the newly minted U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Access to honest-to-God race cars is one of the many perks of membership at the recently launched Singer Drivers Club, housed at the Willow Springs International Raceway about 80 miles north of Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Jen Singer is a ghostwriter and editor who has survived cancer, a complete heart block, and heart failure.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“It’s a symbiotic relationship between the studios and these restaurants,” said critic Matt Singer, who has reviewed tie-in menus for the film website ScreenCrush for more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Singer put down his packages and wrote at the bottom of one of his cards, ‘Where is Spiros Antonapoulos?’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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