songstress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of songstress
Example Sentences
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Anyone who listens to this single on Cyrus’ 2017 album, “Younger Now,” can hear Parton’s bubbly voice behind that of her goddaughter, nestled between samples of phone messages the legend left for the pop songstress.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
The songstress also won the 2023 Polar Music Prize, and two years earlier was named as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Upstairs, there is a moody crystal room filled with crystals, a cozy couch, and a slew of musical instruments—making it the perfect spot for the songstress to record her hits.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026
Others, like those of Sarah Jessica Parker or "Sound of Music" songstress Julie Andrews, hold drawings from television or film productions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025
Alone that maid Glided light-limbed, as though some Eden breeze, Hers only, charioted the songstress on, Like those that serve the May.
From Legends of the Saxon Saints by Aubrey De Vere
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