English Explanatory Dictionary

singer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who sings, often professionally.
  2. dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
noun
  1. A person who, or device which, singes.
  2. A machine for singeing cloth.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
noun
  1. A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
  2. A motorcar from a former make of British motor car.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪŋ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-singer.wav sĭng′ər /ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/ en-us-singer.ogg /ˈsɪŋ.ɡə/ /ˈsɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Word forms

singer singers

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cantor crooner chanter

Related words

mastersinger meistersinger songer songster songstress Eisinger Esinger Isinger Sing Singh Uisinger Usinger

Derived words

carol singer filksinger folksinger ghost singer lounge singer nonsinger opera singer pop singer singeress singerlike singerly singer-songwriter singress square dance singer supersinger torch singer Atiyah-Singer index theorem Singerian
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