mastersinger

[ mas-ter-sing-er, mah-ster- ]

/ ˈmæs tərˌsɪŋ ər, ˈmɑ stər- /

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noun

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Origin of mastersinger

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby mastersinger

master race, Masters, master's degree, master sergeant, mastership, mastersinger, master-slave manipulator, Masterson, masterstroke, master warrant officer, masterwork

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How to use mastersinger in a sentence

Thus in one day, the knight, Walther von Stolzing, became a bridegroom and a Mastersinger.
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But when he would hang around Walther's neck the insignia of a mastersinger the youth refuses it.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for mastersinger

mastersinger

/ (ˈmɑːstəˌsɪŋə) /

noun

an English spelling of Meistersinger

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