singer
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who uses their voice to perform songs.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsɪŋɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who sings, often professionally.
“The singer performed a beautiful song at the concert.”
square dance
Dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
A machine for singeing cloth.
A person who, or device which, singes.
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).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who sings, often professionally.
Used this way, singer is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The singer performed a beautiful song at the concert.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use singer
- “The singer performed beautifully at the concert last night.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A singer of lieder.
A singer of folk songs.
A singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs.
A singer of folk songs.
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