Singer

Sing·er  (sngr), Isaac Bashevis 1904-1991.

Polish-born American Yiddish writer who has published such collections as Gimpel the Fool (1957) and Passions (1975). He won the 1978 Nobel Prize for literature.

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Singer, Isaac Merritt 1811-1875.

American inventor and manufacturer who patented (1851) a sewing machine capable of making continuous stitches.

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sing·er ¹  (sngr)

n.

1. Music One who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.

2. A poet.

3. A songbird.

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sing·er ²  (snjr)

n.

One that singes.

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singer [ˈsɪŋə]

n

1. (Music, other) a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a singing bird

3. (Literature / Poetry) an obsolete word for poet

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Singer [ˈsɪŋə]

n

1. (Biographies / Singer, Isaac Bashevis (1904-1991) M, USnational of birth: Polish, WRITING: novelist, WRITING: short-story writer) Isaac Bashevis. 1904-91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works include Satan in Goray (1935), The Family Moscat (1950), the autobiographical In my Father's Court (1966), and The King of the Fields (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1978

2. (Biographies / Singer, Isaac Merrit (1811-1875) M, US, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Isaac Merrit. 1811-75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singer - a person who sings                   vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef baritone, barytone - a male singer basso, bass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice canary - a female singer caroler, caroller - a singer of carols castrato - a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice chorister - a singer in a choir contralto - a woman singer having a contralto voice balladeer, crooner - a singer of popular ballads folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour - a singer of folk songs hummer - a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words lieder singer - a singer of lieder madrigalist - a singer of madrigals instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) opera star, operatic star - singer of lead role in an opera rapper - someone who performs rap music rock star - a famous singer of rock music songster - a person who sings soprano - a female singer tenor - an adult male with a tenor voice thrush - a woman who sings popular songs torch singer - a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs voice - (metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it" warbler - a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song yodeller - a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs)
	2.	Singer - United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875) Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer
	3.	Singer - United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991) Isaac Bashevis Singer

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singer

noun vocalist, crooner, minstrel, soloist, cantor, troubadour, chorister, chanteuse (fem.), balladeer, songster or songstress My mother was a singer in a dance band.

Translations

singer [ˈsɪŋəʳ] N → cantante mf

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singer [ˈsɪŋə^r] n → chanteur/euse m/f
singer-songwriter [ˌsɪŋə^rˈsɒŋraɪtə^r] n → chanteur/euse auteur compositeur/trice m/f

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singer

n → Sänger(in) m(f)

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singer [ˈsɪŋəʳ] n → cantante m/f

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singer [ˈsɪŋəʳ] n → cantante m/f

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Singer → مغني zpěvák sanger Sänger τραγουδιστής cantante laulaja chanteur pjevač cantante 歌手 가수 zanger sanger śpiewak cantor певец sångare นักร้อง şarkıcı ca sỹ 歌唱者