SINGER
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
(noun) a person who sings
Singer, Isaac Bashevis Singer
(noun) United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)
Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer
(noun) United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
singer (plural singers)
A person who sings, often professionally.
(square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
Etymology 2
Noun
singer (plural singers)
A person who, or device which, singes.
A machine for singeing cloth.
Anagrams
• Greins, Negris, nigres, re-nigs, re-sign, reigns, renigs, resign, resing, ringes, signer
Etymology
The sewing machines were named after the company founder, I. M. Singer.
Proper noun
Singer
An occupational surname.
A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
Noun
Singer (plural Singers)
A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
A former make of British motor car.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Singer is the 1,366th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25,828 individuals. Singer is most common among White (90.38%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Greins, Negris, nigres, re-nigs, re-sign, reigns, renigs, resign, resing, ringes, signer
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"ger, n. Etym: [From Singe.]
Definition: One who, or that which, singes. Specifically: (a) One employed to singe cloth. (b) A machine for singeing cloth.
Sing"er, n. Etym: [From Sing.]
Definition: One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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