singer
A person who sings, often professionallyA person who sings, often professionally.
» My sister is a famous singer.
Meine Schwester ist eine berühmte Sängerin. — Esperantostern
Моя младшая сестра - известная певица. — sharptoothed
Моя сестра відома співачка. — anastasishko
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4 sensesA person who sings, often professionally.
It's the singer, not the song.
Sänger, Sängerchen, Sängerlein
певе́цpevéc, вокали́стvokalíst, певи́цаpevíca
співа́кspivák, співа́чкаspiváčka
a person who sings
Dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
A person who, or device which, singes.
A machine for singeing cloth.
Examples
930 sentencesMy sister is a famous singer.
Моя сестра відома співачка. — anastasishko
ruМоя младшая сестра - известная певица. — sharptoothed
deMeine Schwester ist eine berühmte Sängerin. — Esperantostern
I hope to become a singer.
Я сподіваюсь стати співаком. — rmdas
ruЯ надеюсь стать певцом. — Ooneykcall
deIch hoffe, ich kann Sänger werden. — Alois
She is really a good singer.
Вона справді добре співає. — Ahha
She is a well-known singer.
Вона відома співачка. — ascolto
ruОна - хорошо узнаваемая певица. — odexed
deSie ist eine sehr bekannte Sängerin. — Esperantostern
Tom used to be a singer.
Том колись був співаком. — deniko
ruТом когда-то был певцом. — odexed
deTom war früher Sänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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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: singersSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsCollocations
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