Chanteuse

//ʃɑnˈtuːz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer.

    "Smith could easily be lumped in with expressive chanteuses like Norah Jones and Alicia Keys, but she has a broader palette than either. On the soulful torch song "Dream," which Smith wrote, she conveys a sophisticated allure that would seem well beyond her twenty-seven years."

Synonyms

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cantrixchantresssingeresssongstress

Example

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"American singer Mariah Carey is known as the Elusive Chanteuse."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chanteuse (“female singer”).

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