Singer

//ˈsɪŋə//

Synonyms for "singer" (121 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Noun(2 words)
cantorchanter

Strong matches (36)

Noun(1 words)
crooner

Related words (60)

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More specific

6 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

Related terms

12 entries

at location

1 entries

capable of

12 entries

derived

12 entries

derived from

2 entries

has context

1 entries

is a

4 entries

not desires

2 entries

related to

41 entries

Showing 16 of 41 words.

Translations

284 translations across 144 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • sanger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Albanian

2 entries
  • këngëtar noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • këngëtare noun (female person who sings)

Amharic

1 entries
  • ዘፋኝ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀοιδός noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Arabic

4 entries
  • الْمُغَنِّي noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • مغني noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • مغني noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • مغنية noun (female person who sings)

Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܙܡܪܐ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • ܙܡܪܬܐ noun (female person who sings)

Armenian

2 entries
  • երգիչ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • երգչուհի noun (female person who sings)

Aromanian

1 entries
  • cãntãtor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Assamese

1 entries
  • গায়ক noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Asturian

3 entries
  • cantante noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantante noun (female person who sings)
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • müğənni noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • xanəndə noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Bashkir

3 entries
  • йырау noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • йыраусы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • йырсы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Basque

2 entries
  • abeslari noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • kantari noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Belarusian

2 entries
  • спява́к noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • спява́чка noun (female person who sings)

Bengali

1 entries
  • গায়ক noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • गायक noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Breton

2 entries
  • kaner noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • kanerez noun (female person who sings)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • певе́ц noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • певи́ца noun (female person who sings)

Burmese

2 entries
  • တေးသံရှင် noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • အဆိုတော် noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Catalan

4 entries
  • cantaire noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantant noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantant noun (female person who sings)
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • گۆرانیبێژ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Chinese

3 entries
  • чонҗязы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • чонҗяр noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 辛格 name (surname)
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Corsican

3 entries
  • cantadore noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantante noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantrice noun (female person who sings)

Czech

2 entries
  • zpěvačka noun (female person who sings)
  • zpěvák noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Danish

2 entries
  • sanger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sangerinde noun (female person who sings)

Dari

1 entries
  • خوَانَنْدَه noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Dutch

2 entries
  • zanger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • zangeres noun (female person who sings)

Dzongkha

1 entries
  • སྐད་འཐེན་མི noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Esperanto

4 entries
  • kantantino noun (female person who sings)
  • kantanto noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • kantistino noun (female person who sings)
  • kantisto noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Estonian

4 entries
  • laulik noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • laulja noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • lauljanna noun (female person who sings)
  • lauljatar noun (female person who sings)

Faroese

2 entries
  • sangari noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sangarinna noun (female person who sings)

Finnish

1 entries
  • laulaja noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

French

2 entries
  • chanteur noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • chanteuse noun (female person who sings)

Friulian

3 entries
  • cjantant noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cjantautôr noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cjantôr noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Galician

3 entries
  • cantante noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantante noun (female person who sings)
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Georgian

1 entries
  • მომღერალი noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

German

4 entries
  • Singer name (surname)
  • Sänger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • Sängerchen noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • Sängerin noun (female person who sings)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Greek

2 entries
  • τραγουδίστρια noun (female person who sings)
  • τραγουδιστής noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • erinarsortartoq noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ગાયક noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Hebrew

2 entries
  • זמר \ זַמָּר noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • זמרת \ זַמֶּרֶת noun (female person who sings)

Hindi

2 entries
  • गायक noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • गायिका noun (female person who sings)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • énekes noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • énekesnő noun (female person who sings)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • söngkona noun (female person who sings)
  • söngvari noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Indonesian

1 entries
  • penyanyi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Ingrian

2 entries
  • laulaja noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • peutsa noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • خوانَنْدِه noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Irish

2 entries
  • amhránaí noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • fonnadóir noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Italian

3 entries
  • cantante noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantante noun (female person who sings)
  • gazatrice noun (person or device that singes)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • дууч noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Kannada

1 entries
  • ಗಾಯಕ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Kazakh

1 entries
  • әнші noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Khakas

2 entries
  • сарынӌы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • ырӌы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries
  • tsūihānghái noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Khmer

4 entries
  • គីតិកា noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • គីតិកា noun (female person who sings)
  • អ្នកចំរៀង noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • អ្នកច្រៀង noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Korean

1 entries
  • 가수 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Kumyk

2 entries
  • йырчы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • сарынчы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • обончу noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • ырчы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Lao

1 entries
  • ນັກຮ້ອງ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Latin

2 entries
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantrīx noun (female person who sings)

Latvian

2 entries
  • dziedātāja noun (female person who sings)
  • dziedātājs noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Ligurian

2 entries
  • cantànte noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantànte noun (female person who sings)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • dainininkas noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • dainininkė noun (female person who sings)

Lombard

1 entries
  • cantant noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Low German

4 entries
  • Singer noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • Singerin noun (female person who sings)
  • Singersch noun (female person who sings)
  • Singersche noun (female person who sings)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries
  • spiwaŕ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Luganda

1 entries
  • omuyimbi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Lü

1 entries
  • ᦋᦱᧂᧈᦣᦸᧂᧉ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Macedonian

2 entries
  • пејач noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • пејачка noun (female person who sings)

Malay

4 entries
  • biduan noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • biduanita noun (female person who sings)
  • pelagu noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • penyanyi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Malayalam

2 entries
  • ഗായകൻ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • ഗായിക noun (female person who sings)

Maltese

1 entries
  • kantant noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Marathi

2 entries
  • गायक noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • गायिका noun (female person who sings)

Middle English

1 entries
  • synger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Mongolian

2 entries
  • дуучин noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠴᠢᠨ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Māori

1 entries
  • kaiwaiata noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Nahuatl

1 entries
  • cuicani noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Norman

2 entries
  • chant'rêsse noun (female person who sings)
  • chanteux noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • ahengbêj noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • goranîbêj noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • kilambêj noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • stranbêj noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • sanger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sangerinne noun (female person who sings)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • songar noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • songarinne noun (female person who sings)

Occitan

2 entries
  • cantaira noun (female person who sings)
  • cantaire noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Odia

1 entries
  • ଗାୟକ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Old English

2 entries
  • sangere noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sangestre noun (female person who sings)

Old Occitan

1 entries
  • chantador noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • شرقیجی noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Pashto

3 entries
  • آوازخوان noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • خواننده noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • سندربول noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Persian

1 entries
  • خْوَانَنْدَه noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Piedmontese

2 entries
  • cantant noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantanta noun (female person who sings)

Polish

4 entries
  • Zynger name (surname)
  • piosenkarka noun (female person who sings)
  • piosenkarz noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • śpiewaczka noun (female person who sings)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantora noun (female person who sings)

Rohingya

1 entries
  • gain noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Romagnol

2 entries
  • cantânt noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantânta noun (female person who sings)

Romanian

2 entries
  • cântăreață noun (female person who sings)
  • cântăreț noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Romansch

2 entries
  • chantadur noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • chantadura noun (female person who sings)

Russian

4 entries
  • вокали́ст noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • вокали́стка noun (female person who sings)
  • певе́ц noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • певи́ца noun (female person who sings)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • गायक noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Scots

2 entries
  • sanger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sangster noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • neach-seinn noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • seinneadair noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • òranaiche noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • pevàčica noun (female person who sings)
  • pjevàčica noun (female person who sings)
  • pjèvāč noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • pèvāč noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Shan

1 entries
  • ၵူၼ်းႁဵတ်းၵႂၢမ်း noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Silesian

1 entries
  • śpjywok noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Slovak

2 entries
  • spevák noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • speváčka noun (female person who sings)

Slovene

2 entries
  • pevec noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • pevka noun (female person who sings)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • сарынчы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Spanish

4 entries
  • cantante noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantante noun (female person who sings)
  • cantor noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • cantora noun (female person who sings)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • singiman noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Swahili

1 entries
  • mwimbaji noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Swedish

2 entries
  • sångare noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sångerska noun (female person who sings)

Tachawit

1 entries
  • acennay noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tagalog

2 entries
  • mang-aawit noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • manganganta noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tajik

4 entries
  • муғаннӣ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • сароянда noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • сурудхон noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • хонанда noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tamil

1 entries
  • பாடகர் noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Taos

1 entries
  • yòʼóna noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tashelhit

1 entries
  • amarir noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tatar

1 entries
  • җырчы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Telugu

2 entries
  • పాటగత్తె noun (female person who sings)
  • పాటగాడు noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Thai

1 entries
  • นักร้อง noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tibetan

4 entries
  • གཞས་མ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • གཞས་མ noun (female person who sings)
  • གླུ་བ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • གླུ་མ noun (female person who sings)

Tigrinya

1 entries
  • ደራፊ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tofa

1 entries
  • ыршы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Turkish

3 entries
  • şantör noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • şantöz noun (female person who sings)
  • şarkıcı noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Turkmen

2 entries
  • aýdymçi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • bagşy noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Tuvan

1 entries
  • ыраажы noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • співа́к noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • співа́чка noun (female person who sings)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • spěwar noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Urdu

2 entries
  • گُلُو کار noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • گُلُو کارَہ noun (female person who sings)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • ناخشىچى noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Uzbek

4 entries
  • ashulachi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • hofiz noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • qoʻshiqchi noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • xonanda noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ca sĩ noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Volapük

3 entries
  • hikanitan noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • jikanitan noun (female person who sings)
  • kanitan noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Walloon

2 entries
  • tchanteu noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • tchanteuse noun (female person who sings)

Welsh

3 entries
  • cantores noun (female person who sings)
  • canwr noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • deifiwr noun (person or device that singes)

West-Frisian

2 entries
  • sjonger noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • sjongster noun (female person who sings)

Wu Chinese

1 entries
  • 歌手 noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Yakut

1 entries
  • ырыаһыт noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Yao

1 entries
  • jwakwimba noun (person who sings (male or generic term))

Yiddish

3 entries
  • זינגער name (surname)
  • זינגער noun (person who sings (male or generic term))
  • זינגערין noun (female person who sings)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Everyone regarded him as a great singer.

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A bad cold caused the singer to lose his voice.

Source: tatoeba (23913)

Everyone called out to the singer for an encore.

Source: tatoeba (23914)

The girl who I thought was a singer proved to be a different person.

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