singer en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- sĭng′ər (General-American)
- /ˈsɪŋ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪn.ɡə/ (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
- [ˈsɪŋ.ɡə] (Midlands, Northern-England) without the NG-coalescence
- (UK) audio
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.
Meanings
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A person who sings, often professionally.
It's the singer, not the song.
- (qualifier:square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| singers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
singress · lounge singer · supersinger · filksinger · singeress · torch singer · singerly · singer-songwriter · nonsinger · ghost singer · square dance singer · singerlike · carol singer · pop singer · opera singer · folksinger
Descendants
Hyponyms
cantrix (person who sings) · songstress (person who sings) · songster (person who sings) · chantress (person who sings) · chanteuse (person who sings) · singeress (person who sings)
Relateds
songer · mastersinger · songstress · meistersinger · songster
Synonyms
chanter (person who sings) · crooner (person who sings) · cantor (person who sings)
Translations (282)
sh пева̀чица (female person who sings) · fo sangari (person who sings (male or generic term)) · et lauljanna (female person who sings) · sq këngëtar (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ba йырсы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pms cantant (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fi laulajatar (female person who sings) · tg хонанда (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cmn 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sah ырыаһыт (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bo གླུ་མ (female person who sings) · rup cãntãtor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bg певе́ц (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nl zangeres (female person who sings) · nb sanger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ru вокали́стка (female person who sings) · rgn cantânt (person who sings (male or generic term)) · el τραγουδιστής (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nn songar (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ru вокали́ст (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kum йырчы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · arz مغني (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mk пејачка (female person who sings) · de Sängerlein (person who sings (male or generic term)) · wuu 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · km អ្នកច្រៀង (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kim ыршы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ba йырау (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ko 가수 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · szl śpjywok (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ml ഗായിക (female person who sings) · tk aýdymçi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nah cuicani (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fur cjantôr (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ms pelagu (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fur cjantautôr (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh pèvāč (person who sings (male or generic term)) · he זמרת \ זַמֶּרֶת (female person who sings) · te పాటగత్తె (female person who sings) · ti ደራፊ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · shi amarir (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nds-de Singerin (female person who sings) · ps آوازخوان (person who sings (male or generic term)) · arz مغنية (female person who sings) · lij cantànte (person who sings (male or generic term)) · af sanger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · shy acennay (person who sings (male or generic term)) · da sangerinde (female person who sings) · nrf chant'rêsse (female person who sings) · et lauljatar (female person who sings) · eo kantisto (person who sings (male or generic term)) · srn singiman (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh пѐва̄ч (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gd neach-seinn (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cs zpěvačka (female person who sings) · fi laulaja (female person who sings) · fa-ira خوانَنْدِه (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mk пејач (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kn ಗಾಯಕ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nrf chanteux (person who sings (male or generic term)) · eo kantanto (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ast cantante (person who sings (male or generic term)) · yi זינגערין (female person who sings) · tg сароянда (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh pevàčica (female person who sings) · am ዘፋኝ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nb sangerinne (female person who sings) · bo གཞས་མ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ajp مغني (person who sings (male or generic term)) · rm chantadur (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ru певи́ца (female person who sings) · is söngvari (person who sings (male or generic term)) · my အဆိုတော် (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ast cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tr hanende (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ug ناخشىچى (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cdo 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fy sjongster (female person who sings) · kmr kilambêj (person who sings (male or generic term)) · oc cantaira (female person who sings) · eo kantantino (female person who sings) · or ଗାୟକ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · km គីតិកា (female person who sings) · it cantante (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fy sjonger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ru певе́ц (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pl śpiewaczka (female person who sings) · tg сурудхон (person who sings (male or generic term)) · be спява́к (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sl pevec (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nds-de Singer (person who sings (male or generic term)) · izh laulaja (person who sings (male or generic term)) · te పాటగాడు (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kmr goranîbêj (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kk әнші (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sco sangster (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh пјѐва̄ч (person who sings (male or generic term)) · prs خوَانَنْدَه (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pt cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ml ഗായകൻ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ms biduan (person who sings (male or generic term)) · hu énekesnő (female person who sings) · sh пјева̀чица (female person who sings) · fr chanteuse (female person who sings) · pms cantanta (female person who sings) · wa tchanteu (person who sings (male or generic term)) · eu kantari (person who sings (male or generic term)) · eu abeslari (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kmr stranbêj (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bho गायक (person who sings (male or generic term)) · de Sänger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · hsb spěwar (person who sings (male or generic term)) · enm synger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nds-de Singersch (female person who sings) · yi זינגער (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ro cântăreață (female person who sings) · lt dainininkė (female person who sings) · hi गायक (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ja 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · lmo cantant (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ky ырчы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gu ગાયક (person who sings (male or generic term)) · vo kanitan (person who sings (male or generic term)) · dz སྐད་འཐེན་མི (person who sings (male or generic term)) · uk співа́к (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pl śpiewak (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mn ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ar مُغَنِّيَة (female person who sings) · ro cântăreț (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sa गायक (person who sings (male or generic term)) · da sanger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bg певи́ца (female person who sings) · izh peutsa (person who sings (male or generic term)) · uz xonanda (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ps سندربول (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ms penyanyi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mt kantant (person who sings (male or generic term)) · he זמר \ זַמָּר (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bo གཞས་མ (female person who sings) · et laulik (person who sings (male or generic term)) · rhg gain (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cy canwr (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fo sangarinna (female person who sings) · uz hofiz (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ar مُغَنٍّ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pt cantora (female person who sings) · tg муғаннӣ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · co cantante (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fa-cls خْوَانَنْدَه (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kl erinarsortartoq (person who sings (male or generic term)) · br kanerez (female person who sings) · ota شرقیجی (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sk speváčka (female person who sings) · my တေးသံရှင် (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pl piosenkarz (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tr şantöz (female person who sings) · rm chantadura (female person who sings) · mr गायक (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ar الْمُغَنِّي (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nds-de Singersche (female person who sings) · gd seinneadair (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kix tsūihānghái (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mn дуучин (person who sings (male or generic term)) · rgn cantânta (female person who sings) · ga amhránaí (person who sings (male or generic term)) · uz ashulachi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · as গায়ক (person who sings (male or generic term)) · oc cantaire (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sw mwimbaji (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kjh ырӌы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sv sångerska (female person who sings) · id penyanyi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ga fonnadóir (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh pjèvāč (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ang sangere (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fur cjantant (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sq këngëtare (female person who sings) · ca cantaire (person who sings (male or generic term)) · vo jikanitan (female person who sings) · fr chanteur (person who sings (male or generic term)) · fi laulaja (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kjh сарынӌы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kum сарынчы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · bn গায়ক (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tr şantör (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ba йыраусы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ca cantant (female person who sings) · tyv ыраажы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · el τραγουδίστρια (female person who sings) · hy երգիչ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ang sangestre (female person who sings) · tl manganganta (person who sings (male or generic term)) · dsb spiwaŕ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · twf yòʼóna (person who sings (male or generic term)) · be спява́чка (female person who sings) · co cantrice (female person who sings) · hi गायिका (female person who sings) · ka მომღერალი (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tt җырчы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tl mang-aawit (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ms vokalis (person who sings (male or generic term)) · az müğənni (person who sings (male or generic term)) · syc ܙܡܪܐ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · es cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ca cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · la cantrīx (female person who sings) · mr गायिका (female person who sings) · lij cantànte (female person who sings) · ms biduanita (female person who sings) · tr şarkıcı (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cy cantores (female person who sings) · grc ἀοιδός (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ur گُلُو کار (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nn songarinne (female person who sings) · es cantante (person who sings (male or generic term)) · es cantante (female person who sings) · vi ca sĩ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · dng чонҗяр (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gl cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · lv dziedātāja (female person who sings) · tg ҳофиз (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pro chantador (person who sings (male or generic term)) · lg omuyimbi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · cs zpěvák (person who sings (male or generic term)) · syc ܙܡܪܬܐ (female person who sings) · dng чонҗязы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · mi kaiwaiata (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ta பாடகர் (person who sings (male or generic term)) · shn ၵူၼ်းႁဵတ်းၵႂၢမ်း (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sco sanger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · xal дууч (person who sings (male or generic term)) · es cantora (female person who sings) · tr muganni (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ky обончу (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ckb گۆرانیبێژ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · de Sängerin (female person who sings) · km អ្នកចំរៀង (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gl cantante (person who sings (male or generic term)) · la cantor (person who sings (male or generic term)) · tk bagşy (person who sings (male or generic term)) · lv dziedātājs (person who sings (male or generic term)) · pl piosenkarka (female person who sings) · lo ນັກຮ້ອງ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · th นักร้อง (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gd òranaiche (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nan-hbl 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · br kaner (person who sings (male or generic term)) · nl zanger (person who sings (male or generic term)) · yao jwakwimba class 1 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ar مُطْرِب (person who sings (male or generic term)) · khb ᦋᦱᧂᧈᦣᦸᧂᧉ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ur گُلُو کارَہ (female person who sings) · ms tukang nyanyi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · uk співа́чка (female person who sings) · uz qoʻshiqchi (person who sings (male or generic term)) · gl cantante (female person who sings) · sk spevák (person who sings (male or generic term)) · vo hikanitan (person who sings (male or generic term)) · lt dainininkas (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sl pevka (female person who sings) · sv sångare (person who sings (male or generic term)) · alt сарынчы (person who sings (male or generic term)) · ca cantant (person who sings (male or generic term)) · km គីតិកា (person who sings (male or generic term)) · et laulja (person who sings (male or generic term)) · sh pjevàčica (female person who sings) · az xanəndə (person who sings (male or generic term)) · is söngkona (female person who sings) · ast cantante (female person who sings) · eo kantistino (female person who sings) · hu énekes (person who sings (male or generic term)) · de Sängerchen (person who sings (male or generic term)) · got 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · hy երգչուհի (female person who sings) · bo གླུ་བ (person who sings (male or generic term)) · co cantadore (person who sings (male or generic term)) · it cantante (female person who sings) · wa tchanteuse (female person who sings) · ps خواننده (person who sings (male or generic term)) · kmr ahengbêj (person who sings (male or generic term)) · yue 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term)) · hak 歌手 (person who sings (male or generic term))