songster
pronunciation
How to pronounce songster in British English:
UK [ˈsɒŋstə(r)]
How to pronounce songster in American English:
US [ˈsɔŋstə(r)]
-
- Noun:
- a composer of words or music for popular songs
- a person who sings
- any bird having a musical call
Word Origin
- songster (n.)
- Old English sangystre "female singer;" see song (n.) + -ster. Also of men skilled in singing by mid-14c. Separate fem. form songstress is attested from 1703.
Example
- 1. There in the vines at the window sat a songster -- one of our southern orioles .
- 2. The songster tradition both pre-dated and co-existed with blues music , especially in the areas of the southeast that produced music in the piedmont style .