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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The “Thank U, Next” singer, 32, and “SpongeBob SquarePants” actor, 34, had been linked since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The group is in fact led by singer and guitarist Tara Clerkin, and she’s joined by two others—Sunny Joe Paradisos on drums and Patrick Benjamin on keyboards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The ceremony was hosted by singer Pink, who kicked off the night with a rendition of Lady Marmalade that saw her adapt the lyrics to namecheck several of the nominees.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The 52-year-old “Ironic” singer initially listed her six-bedroom Lafayette, Calif., home for sale on May 12, with an ask of $7.5 million.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Once, in Minneapolis, a celebrated lady opera singer got very much annoyed when she heard that the Popper Penguins were to appear on the same program.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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