Meaning

4 senses
  1. A person who sings, often professionally.

    It's the singer, not the song.

    Sänger, Sängerchen, Sängerlein

    певе́цpevéc, вокали́стvokalíst, певи́цаpevíca

    співа́кspivák, співа́чкаspiváčka

    a person who sings

  2. Dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.

  3. A person who, or device which, singes.

  4. A machine for singeing cloth.

Examples

930 sentences
  1. My sister is a famous singer.

    Моя сестра відома співачка.

    ruМоя младшая сестра - известная певица.

    deMeine Schwester ist eine berühmte Sängerin.

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  2. I hope to become a singer.

    Я сподіваюсь стати співаком.

    ruЯ надеюсь стать певцом.

    deIch hoffe, ich kann Sänger werden.

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  3. She is really a good singer.

    Вона справді добре співає.

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  4. She is a well-known singer.

    Вона відома співачка.

    ruОна - хорошо узнаваемая певица.

    deSie ist eine sehr bekannte Sängerin.

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  5. Tom used to be a singer.

    Том колись був співаком.

    ruТом когда-то был певцом.

    deTom war früher Sänger.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who sings (male or generic term):
female person who sings:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who sings (male or generic term):
female person who sings:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
person who sings (male or generic term):
female person who sings:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er.

Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low German Sänger, German Sänger (“singer”), Danish sanger, Swedish sångare, Icelandic söngvari.

From singe + -er.

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Forms

plural: singers
Singularsinger
Pluralsingers

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
person who sings:cantorcroonerchanter
Close in meaning

Word family

20 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • good singer
  • better better singer
  • best best singer
  • better singer than
  • a good singer
  • a famous singer
  • very good singer
  • famous singer
  • best singer
  • better singer
  • best singer in
  • pretty good singer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
singer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto