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. — anastasishko

    ruМоя младшая сестра - известная певица. — sharptoothed

    deMeine Schwester ist eine berühmte Sängerin. — Esperantostern

  2. I hope to become a singer.

    Я сподіваюсь стати співаком. — rmdas

    ruЯ надеюсь стать певцом. — Ooneykcall

    deIch hoffe, ich kann Sänger werden. — Alois

  3. She is really a good singer.

    Вона справді добре співає. — Ahha

  4. She is a well-known singer.

    Вона відома співачка. — ascolto

    ruОна - хорошо узнаваемая певица. — odexed

    deSie ist eine sehr bekannte Sängerin. — Esperantostern

  5. Tom used to be a singer.

    Том колись був співаком. — deniko

    ruТом когда-то был певцом. — odexed

    deTom war früher Sänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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
  • a person who sings:vocalistvocalizervocaliser
  • United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991):Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875):Isaac SingerIsaac M. SingerIsaac Merrit Singer

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
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