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singster

singster noun: a singer; songster; vocalist.

Noun

singster (plural singsters)

  1. (archaic, dated) A singer; songster; vocalist
    • Mrs. Stone had been, as she put it, "quite some of a singster" in her youth.1886, The Australian Journal: A Weekly Record of Literature, Science, and Art
    • I therefore think a cedar bird should be called a trickster instead of a singster, as he has not much song anyway.1909, The Guide to Nature - Volume 2

Examples of singster in a sentence

  • Abilene was more so." " You ain't no great shakes as a singster, Benny," I says.1920, Kennett Harris, Meet Mr. Stegg:
  • That be 'cause she don't care for ye singsters, an' no dancin' girl'll stay where the profits be so lean.2016, Mercedes Lackey, The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy:

Forms of singster

pluralsingsters

Origin of singster

From Middle English syngster, equivalent to sing + -ster. Compare songster.

Questions about singster

What does singster mean?
Singster means a singer; songster; vocalist.
How do you use singster in a sentence?
Abilene was more so." " You ain't no great shakes as a singster, Benny," I says.
What part of speech is singster?
Singster is a noun.
What is the plural of singster?
The plural of singster is singsters.

Words near singster in the dictionary

  1. Singsons
  2. singspiel
  3. singspiels
  4. singspiration
  5. singspirations
  6. singster
  7. singsters
  8. Sington
  9. Singtons
  10. singular
  11. singular existential statement

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