chanteuse

[ shan-toos; French shahn-tœz ]

noun

, plural chan·teuses [shan-, too, -siz, shah, n, -, tœz].

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

chanteuse

/ ʃɑ̃tøz /

noun

1. a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanteuse¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanteuse¹

French: singer

Example Sentences

The sultry chanteuse enraged the daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain with comments she made about wanting to die young.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

So, it came as a major surprise when the Icelandic chanteuse unleashed a wild attack on a reporter back in 1996.

From The Daily Beast

Carla Bruni It goes without saying that model-turned-chanteuse-turned-first-lady Carla Bruni is a style maven.

From The Daily Beast

Mlle. Bianchi was a marvellous chanteuse lgre, the equal of Gerster.

From Project Gutenberg

I will have to dig a tunnel through your neckties to see if you have a cafe au lait or a cafe chanteuse in the trunk.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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