singer

CEFRA1

/ˈsɪŋ.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who sings.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.

Examples

  • A bad cold caused the singer to lose his voice.

  • Everyone regarded him as a great singer.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who sings, often professionally.

  2. A person who, or device which, singes.

  3. A machine for singeing cloth.

More examples

In context

  • The singer has promised to refund any disappointed fans.

  • It's the singer, not the song.

  • Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low German Sänger, German Sänger (“singer”), Danish sanger, Swedish sångare, Icelandic söngvari.