chanteuse

[shan-toos; Fr. shahn-tœz] Origin

chan·teuse

[shan-toos; Fr. shahn-tœz]
noun, plural chan·teuses [-too-siz; Fr. -tœz] .
a female singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.

Origin:
1885–90; < French, feminine of chanteur; see -euse
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chanteuse (French ʃɑ̃tøz)
 
n
a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret
 
[French: singer]

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chanteuse
"female singer of popular songs," 1888, from Fr. chanteuse, from fem. agent noun of chanter "to sing" (see chant).
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