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chanteuse

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chan⋅teuse

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

Origin:
1885–90; < F, fem. of chanteur; see -euse
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chan·teuse   (shäɴ-tɶz')   
n.  A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer.

[French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.]
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