Sing·er (s ng  r), 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. |
| Singer, Isaac Merritt 1811-1875. American inventor and manufacturer who patented (1851) a sewing machine capable of making continuous stitches. |
| sing·er 1 (sngr) n. 1. Music One who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist. 2. A poet. 3. A songbird. |
| sing·er 2 (snjr) n. One that singes. |
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| Noun | 1. |  singer - a person who sings alto - a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef canary - a female singer 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 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 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) | |
| 3. | Singer - United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991) |
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