singer¹ Definition
singer (siŋ′ər)
noun
- a person who sings, esp. professionally
- a bird that sings
- Old Poet. a poet
singer² Definition
singer (sin′jər)
noun
a person or thing that singes
Singer Definition
Singer (siŋ′ər)
Singer, Isaac Bashevis (bä s̸hev′is) 1904-91; U.S. writer in Yiddish, born in Poland
- siŋ′ər
Singer, Isaac Merritt (mer′it) 1811-75; U.S. inventor: improved the sewing machine
singer Synonyms
singer
n.
singer Usage Examples
Converse of object
- marry: Roberts went on to marry country singer Lyle Lovett in 1993, but divorced him less than two years later.
- accompany: Dan has toured Mexico & Central America accompanying American blues singers in jazz packages sponsored by the United States Information Service.
- carol: Will carol singers be a thing of the past?
- accomplish: Both Jonny and James are accomplished singers and song writers.
Converse of subject
- sing: Rites of passage as sung by a sultry folk singer?
- entertain: Do you remember lunch in the basement restaurant where we were entertained by a singer.
Adjective modifier
- Lead: Lead singer Harry Hamilton's portrayal of Freddie Mercury is uncanny.
- talented: The Three Waiters performance involves them dressing up as real waiters before joining together to form three talented opera singers.
- lead: Plus the lead singer looks a lot like my Dad.
- female: Which female singer provided lead vocals for the group?
- legendary: Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen wants to play the legendary singer in Irvine based Director Joey Martin's £ 2million film.
- accomplished: Ligia Roque is an actress, theater director and accomplished singer of fado, often called the Portuguese blues.
Modifies a noun
songwriter: Simply the best singer songwriter in the UK today.
Noun used with modifier
- opera: How do you come up with the idea of throwing a balloon like female opera singer through walls?
- carol: CAROL SINGING: The carol singers will sing around the village on Thursday 22 nd December.
- backing: Everyone from Paul Young, Elvis Costello, The Style Council to Wham had backing singers â whether they needed them or not.
- folk: No, no, he's a folk singer.
- cabaret: The Ordeal Retail: A cabaret singer gets lost in the kind of remote woodland which cinema has taught us to fear.
- jazz: It tells how Monroe helped her music heroine, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, beat the racist color bar to conquer Hollywood in 1955.
Possessives
voice: The five piece band gives an amazingly rich sound, which compliments the singers ' voices.
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