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Definition of singer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

singer

noun
 
 
/ˈsɪŋə(r)/
 
/ˈsɪŋər/
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  1. a person who sings, or whose job is singing, especially in public
    • She's a wonderful singer.
    • a pop/country/folk singer
    • He trained as an opera singer.
    • the band's lead singer
    • a singer in a German rock band
    • a singer of classical Javanese songs
    • She became a singer with various local bands.
    • His main ambition is to become a singer songwriter.
    see also carol singer, folk singer, playback singer, praise singer, torch singer
    Extra Examples
    • A local singer belted out the national anthem.
    • Our wedding singers are the best in Las Vegas.
    • She will perform with two guest singers.
    • Singers took turns to perform songs they had written.
    • a soulful jazz singer
    • an aspiring concert singer
    • an interview with the band's lead singer
    Topics Musica1, Jobsa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accomplished
    • fine
    • good
    • …
    singer + verb
    • belt something out
    • sing (something)
    • perform something
    • …
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See singer in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee singer in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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