mastersinger
Americannoun
noun
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 Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
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 Krehbiel, Henry Edward
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 Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
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 Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
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