chansonnier
noun
a singer or writer of chansons, especially a cabaret performer who specializes in songs that are a combination of melody and rapid spoken patter.
chansonniers
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pluralof chansonnier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among the pantheon of great chansonniers, Aznavour was a born rule-breaker.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2018
The practitioners of this form of Gallic humor consist of a small army of chansonniers, moviemakers, Left Bank beachcombers and cartoonists.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chansonniers were disciplined last month by being barred from the state-owned radio and TV unless they first submitted tape recordings of their songs.
From Time Magazine Archive
On radio, television and in Montmartre cellars, the traditional chansonniers gibe irreverently at De Gaulle's big-power pretensions and the docility of his Cabinet.
From Time Magazine Archive
By his will with the bulk of his property was founded "La petite Caisse des chansonniers," a benefit society for less happy Nadauds to come.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Matilda Betham-Edwards
