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Meistersinger

American

[mahy-ster-sing-er, -zing-] / ˈmaɪ stərˌsɪŋ ər, -ˌzɪŋ- /

noun

Also a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.
(italics) Die an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.

Meistersinger British

/ ˈmaɪstəˌsɪŋə /

noun

a member of one of the various German guilds of workers or craftsmen organized to compose and perform poetry and music. These flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries

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Origin of Meistersinger

1835–45; < German: master singer

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