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mastersinger

American  
[mas-ter-sing-er, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌsɪŋ ər, ˈmɑ stər- /

mastersinger British  
/ ˈmɑːstəˌsɪŋə /

noun

  1. an English spelling of Meistersinger

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mastersinger

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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Walther never reappears to accept his mastersinger prize.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2010

I shall not readily forget the effect of these figures, or of the songs which they sang; especially the sonorous notes of the mastersinger, or minstrel.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Eva is ready to become his bride, but it is necessary that her husband should be a mastersinger.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

In one instance he made a draft on an authentic mastersinger melody.

From A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel

To thoroughly comprehend the story, it is necessary to understand the conditions one had to fulfil before he could be a mastersinger.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton

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