cantatrice

American  

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

noun

cantatrices, plural cantatrici plural

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

The great German cantatrice was now accepted as the legitimate successor of Pasta, Malibran, and Grisi, and numerous comparisons were made between her and the last-named great singer.

From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

One writer said, "She is the only cantatrice who acts as well as sings"; said one critic, "She would have made a grand tragedienne."

From Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

IN giving a brief sketch of the life of the celebrated cantatrice, Miss Greenfield, the writer is somewhat embarrassed by the amount and richness of the materials at his command.

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