Songstress

//ˈsɑŋɡ.stɹɪs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female singer.

    "The songstress paused, and was answered by one or two deep and hollow groans, that seemed to proceed from the very agony of the mortal strife."

  2. 2
    a woman songster (especially of popular songs) wordnet
  3. 3
    A female songbird.

Synonyms

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altobaritonebassbassocanarycantor

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"The songstress paused, and was answered by one or two deep and hollow groans, that seemed to proceed from the very agony of the mortal strife."

Etymology

From songster + -ess. Compare West Frisian sjongeres (“songstress”), Dutch zangeres (“songstress”).

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