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songster

American  
[sawng-ster, song-] / ˈsɔŋ stər, ˈsɒŋ- /

noun

  1. a person who sings; a singer.

  2. a writer of songs or poems; a poet.

  3. a songbird.


songster British  
/ ˈsɒŋstə /

noun

  1. a singer or poet

  2. a singing bird; songbird

"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

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Etymology

Origin of songster

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sangestre songstress. See song, -ster


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He had been described as "the songster of tennis lawns and cathedral cloisters".

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023

The Svengali-like songster Timotheus applies the power of music to inflame passions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2016

The Wisconsin songster unveils more country-folk tunes on “Human Kindness,” an album that pays homage to his home state with “Chippewa Boots.”

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2015

As for the present, the concert prominently featured James Taylor, who has essentially become the house songster.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2012

It was mating-time, and each little songster in speckled grey was trying to win a little mate by his song.

From The Piskey-Purse Legends and Tales of North Cornwall by Enys Tregarthen

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