Meistersinger

[ mahy-ster-sing-er, -zing- ]

/ ˈmaɪ stərˌsɪŋ ər, -ˌzɪŋ- /

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noun, plural Mei·ster·sing·er, Mei·ster·sing·ers for 1.

Also mastersinger. a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.

(italics)Die

[dee], /di/, an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.

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Origin of Meistersinger

1835–45; <German: master singer

Words nearby Meistersinger

Meissen porcelain, Meissner effect, Meissner's corpuscle, Meissonier, -meister, Meistersinger, Meitner, meitnerium, Méjico, MEK, Meker burner

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How to use Meistersinger in a sentence

I particularly want to see Nuremburg on account of its being the scene of the Meistersinger.
The Four Corners Abroad|Amy Ella Blanchard
It was from his life Wagner wrote the opera of the "Meistersinger."
To Nuremberg and Back|Amy Neally
I remember seeing him write upon his cuffs (no doubt some passing theme) during a performance of Meistersinger he was conducting.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke
Only Die Meistersinger rivals it in merriment, though even there one does not find such a nice balance of poetry and music.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland

The heaviness of the last pages of Siegfried recalls Die Meistersinger, which is also of that period.
Musicians of To-Day|Romain Rolland

British Dictionary definitions for Meistersinger

Meistersinger

/ (ˈmaɪstəˌsɪŋə) /

noun plural -singer or -singers

a member of one of the various German guilds of workers or craftsmen organized to compose and perform poetry and music. These flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries

Word Origin for Meistersinger

C19: German: master singer

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