chanteur

American  

[shan-tur, shahn-tœr] / ʃænˈtɜr, ʃɑ̃ˈtœr /

noun

plural

chanteurs

1. a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.

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Etymology

Origin of chanteur

< French; Old French chanteor; see chanter, -eur

Example Sentences

Kremer’s latest recording, “Searching for Beethoven,” with cellist Mario Brunello and the Kremerata Baltica, begins with Brunello’s arrangement of “Muss es Sein? Es muss sein!,” a 1970s song by anarchistic French chanteur Léo Ferré.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2020

Thickly orchestrated and often haunting, the records initially featured covers of songs by Jacques Brel, the Belgian chanteur, before comprising originals by the baritone-voiced Mr. Walker.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2019

Imagine an update of a Weimar Republic cabaret act in which the chanteur takes his makeup cues from “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and his fashion sense from a 1960s housewife on the verge.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

In former years it has risen upon Caruso, Ruffo, Martinelli, Galli-Curci, upon famed and glorious chanteur a la Russe Chaliapin.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is named by the French "St. Barbara's Hedge Mustard," and the Singer's Plant, "herbe au chantre," or "herbe au chanteur."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas