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chanteuse Definition

chan·teuse (s̸hän to̵̅o̅z′, s̸han-; --to̵̅o̅s′; Fr s̸hän töz′)

noun

a woman singer, esp. of popular ballads

Etymology: Fr: see chant

chanteuse Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: Charlize Theron is expected to play the chanteuse in the film directed by Ang Lee.

Adjective modifier

  • Canadian: Also seen in the audience were songwriting genius Scott Reilly, and velvet-voiced Canadian chanteuse Denise MacKay.
  • highly-talented: Iceland, meanwhile, temporarily abandons its maritime pretensions and instead dedicates itself to producing highly-talented elfin chanteuse Bjork.
  • elfin: No, I intend to concentrate on Iceland, home of elfin chanteuse Bjork.
  • riveting: But poetry is not her only talent - she is also a riveting cabaret chanteuse, entertaining with her own brand of twisted tunes.
  • Swedish: Bobby Baby - Lucky Moments A new-ish track from the Swedish chanteuse.
  • young: Wise young chanteuses seem to be very much in vogue right now.

Noun used with modifier

  • jazz: Kind of a jazz chanteuse, with heaping helpings of Patsy Cline mixed in.
  • cabaret: But poetry is not her only talent - she is also a riveting cabaret chanteuse, entertaining with her own brand of twisted tunes.