Singer

  • 31singer — noun a person who sings (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑vocalist, ↑vocalizer, ↑vocaliser • Derivationally related forms: ↑vocalise (for: ↑vocaliser), ↑ …

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  • 32Singer — noun 1. United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904 1991) • Syn: ↑Isaac Bashevis Singer • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author 2. United States inventor of an improved chain stitch sewing machine (1811 1875) • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 33SINGER — v. a. Imiter, contrefaire. Singer les manières d un autre. Singer le grand seigneur, le philosophe, etc. Il est familier. SINGÉ, ÉE. participe …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 34SINGER — v. tr. Imiter, contrefaire gauchement. Singer les manières d’un autre. Singer le grand seigneur, le philosophe, etc. Il est familier …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 35singer — noun /ˈsɪŋə,ˈsɪŋɚ/ a) person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing b) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer. See Also: caller, cantor, prima… …

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  • 36singer — n. a folk singer * * * [ sɪŋə] a folk singer …

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  • 37singer — [[t]sɪ̱ŋə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ singers N COUNT A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job. My mother was a singer in a dance band. ...Dame Joan Sutherland, one of the great opera singers of the century …

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  • 38singer — noun (C) someone who sings, especially as a profession: an opera singer | a pop singer …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 39singer */*/ — UK [ˈsɪŋə(r)] / US [ˈsɪŋər] noun [countable] Word forms singer : singular singer plural singers someone who sings, especially someone who sings well or as a job …

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  • 40singer — (sin jé. Le g prend un e devant a et o : singeant, singeons) v. a. Imiter, contrefaire, avec l infériorité qu a le singe en contrefaisant l homme. •   Des travers étrangers [il] fait nos amusements, Singe les lords anglais, les barons allemands,… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré