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.

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songster British  

/ ˈsɒŋstə /

noun

1. a singer or poet

2. a singing bird; songbird

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Other Word Forms

• songstress noun

Etymology

Origin of songster

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

Example Sentences

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

There he also encountered Woody Guthrie, the scrappy Okie songster who would become his mentor.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2015

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

I could no longer resist the irresistible voice, and replied to her, Oh, sweet songster of the moorland, thither will I go, and to-morrow I will listen to your heavenly strains among your own hills.

From The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales by Davies, R. Rice