Songstress
/ˈsɑŋɡ.stɹɪs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a woman songster (especially of popular songs) wordnet
- 3 A female songbird.
Antonyms
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More examples"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”).