torch singer

Variant of torch song

torch song definition

☆ torch song

a sentimental popular song of unrequited or unhappy love

Etymology: < phrase carry a torch for: see torch

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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