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Definition of Songster
1. Noun. A composer of words or music for popular songs.
Generic synonyms: Composer
Specialized synonyms: Berlin, Irving Berlin, Israel Baline, Carmichael, Hoagland Howard Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael, Cohan, George M. Cohan, George Michael Cohan, Antoine Domino, Domino, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan, Dylan, Foster, Stephen Collins Foster, Stephen Foster, Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley, Holly, John Lennon, Lennon, Mccartney, Paul Mccartney, Sir James Paul Mccartney, Paul Simon, Simon, Hank Williams, Hiram King Williams, Hiram Williams, Williams
Derivative terms: Song
2. Noun. A person who sings.
Specialized synonyms: Songstress
Derivative terms: Song, Song
3. Noun. Any bird having a musical call.
Definition of Songster
1. n. One who sings; one skilled in singing; -- not often applied to human beings.
Definition of Songster
1. Noun. A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer. ¹
2. Noun. A male songbird. ¹
3. Noun. (context: formal) One who writes songs. ¹
4. Noun. (American English) A book of songs; songbook. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Songster
1. a singer [n -S] - See also: singer
Medical Definition of Songster
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1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; not often applied to human beings.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Songster
Literary usage of Songster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Music in the Public Library of by Allen Augustus Brown (1916)
"Comic songster. Being entirely a new collection of original and popular songs.
... N.129.79 FATHER MILLER'S Comic songster. Containing all the choice new ..."
2. Southern California Quarterly by Los Angeles County Pioneers of Southern California, Historical Society of Southern California (1907)
"SONGS FROM A CALIFORNIA songster. Note:—Among the varied collection of books in the
... Appleton on the last page of his California songster, publishes an ..."
3. The Publishers' and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia (1872)
"Campaign songster». See Dime Books. Cincinnati Supreme Court Reporter. ...
The Grant Campaign songster, pp. 64. With a Portrait of Gen. Grant. ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Referring to males or females: vocalist (rare), voice, songster; ... Referring to
birds: song bird, songster, songstress (Jem. ..."
5. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"THE songster 5 Now those sage-bushes were all about the same height— three or
four feet; they stood just about seven feet apart, all over the vast desert; ..."
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