songster
Americannoun
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a singer or poet
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a singing bird; songbird
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Etymology
Origin of songster
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sangestre songstress. See song, -ster
Example Sentences
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He was a mellowed songster who sang effortlessly with intimate words, praising and imploring the women he loved and at times consoling himself.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2020
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
There hung Virginia's bird cage against the casings of the window, perhaps placed by her own hands on the morning of the unfortunate catastrophe, but the little songster was lying dead upon the floor.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)
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