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chan·teuse
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ʃɑ̃ˈtœz
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noun,
plural
chan·teuses
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sɪz
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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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
chanteuse
"female singer of popular songs," 1888, from Fr. chanteuse, from fem. agent noun of chanter "to sing" (see
chant
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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