chanteuse

[shan-toos; French shahn-tœz]

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noun, plural chan·teuses [shan-too-siz; French shahn-tœz] /ʃænˈtu sɪz; French ʃɑ̃ˈtœz/.

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

Origin of chanteuse

1885–90; < French, feminine of chanteur; see -euse

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Related Words for chanteuse

artist, musician, voice, diva, soloist, crooner, vocalist, troubadour, songbird, songster, minstrel, artiste, warbler, chorister, accompanist, chanter, nightingale, intoner, melodist, serenader

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Contemporary Examples of chanteuse

Lorde, the 17-year-old New Zealand chanteuse, can apparently do no wrong.
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British Dictionary definitions for chanteuse

chanteuse

noun

a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret

Word Origin for chanteuse

French: singer

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Word Origin and History for chanteuse

"female singer of popular songs," 1888, from French chanteuse (16c.), fem. agent noun of chanter "to sing" (see chant (v.)). In Old French, the word was chanteresse.