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Meistersinger definition

Meister·singer (mīs′tər siŋ′ər, -ziŋ′ər)

noun pl. Meistersinger -·sing′er

a member of any of several guilds, mainly of workingmen, organized in German cities in the 14th-16th cent. for cultivating music and poetry

Etymology: Ger, lit., master singer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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