cantatrice

American  

[kan-tuh-tree-chey, -trees, kahn-tah-tree-che, kahn-ta-trees] / ˌkæn təˈtri tʃeɪ, -ˈtris, ˌkɑn tɑˈtri tʃɛ, kɑ̃ taˈtris /

noun

plural

cantatrices, cantatrici

1. a professional female singer especially of opera.

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cantatrice British  

/ kɑ̃tatris /

noun

1. a female singer, esp a professional soloist

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Etymology

Origin of cantatrice

First recorded in 1800–05; from French or directly from Italian, from Late Latin cantātrīc-, stem of cantātrīx “female singer”; see origin at cantor, -trix

Example Sentences

Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Words flunked: dioceses, cantatrice, Nabuchodonosor, a fortiori, conchoidal.

From Time Magazine Archive

In her own city and state she enjoys a popularity unequalled by any other cantatrice, her beautiful voice and many excellent traits of character winning her the warmest esteem of all.

From Music and Some Highly Musical People by Trotter, James M.

He accompanied the great cantatrice when she made a tour abroad.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

I tell Mrs. Van Dorn that when I can say cantatrice or specification,” he repeated that word slowly, “I’m fit to hold court.”

From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen