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singer

1

[ sing-er ]

noun

  1. a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
  2. a poet.
  3. a singing bird.


singer

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[ sin-jer ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that singes.

Singer

3

[ sing-er ]

noun

  1. Isaac Ba·shev·is [bah-, shev, -is], 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel Prize 1978.
  2. Isaac Mer·rit [mer, -it], 1811–75, U.S. inventor.

Singer

1

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. SingerIsaac Bashevis19041991MUSPolishWRITING: novelistWRITING: short-story writer Isaac Bashevis. 1904–91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works include Satan in Goray (1935), The Family Moscat (1950), the autobiographical In my Father's Court (1966), and The King of the Fields (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1978
  2. SingerIsaac Merrit18111875MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventor Isaac Merrit. 1811–75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)
“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

singer

2

/ ˈɪŋə /

noun

  1. a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
  2. a singing bird
  3. an obsolete word for poet
“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of singer1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; sing, -er 1

Origin of singer2

First recorded in 1870–75; singe + -er 1
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In a post on Instagram, Irish singer and songwriter Damien Dempsey described the band as "three young peaceful warrior poets".

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However the singer openly spoke about the pressure he felt after becoming famous, with a Netflix documentary showing him expressing his fears about letting people down with his second record.

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It was a Black New Orleans band with horns and background singers and a violin player — not Juilliard violin but like a janky New Orleans violin.

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An amateur opera singer and a vocal coach, she also worked as a music tutor in secondary schools.

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Before becoming a singer, Sasha dreamed of being a footballer herself.

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singedSinger, Isaac Bashevis