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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