singer
/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who sings, often professionally.
noun
dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
name
A surname originating as an occupation.
name
A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
noun
A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
Example Sentences
- "It's the singer, not the song."
- "Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said."
- "They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low German Sänger, German Sänger (“singer”), Danish sanger, Swedish sångare, Icelandic söngvari.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈsɪŋ.ə/
Usage
- British usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
carol singer
ghost singer
lounge singer
opera singer
pop singer
singer-songwriter
square dance singer
torch singer