Meistersinger

[ mahy-ster-sing-er, -zing- ]

noun,plural Mei·ster·sing·er, Mei·ster·sing·ers for 1.
  1. Also mastersinger. a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.

  2. (italics)Die [dee], /di/, an opera (1867) by Richard Wagner.

Origin of Meistersinger

1
1835–45; <German: master singer

Words Nearby Meistersinger

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How to use Meistersinger in a sentence

  • I particularly want to see Nuremburg on account of its being the scene of the Meistersinger.

    The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella Blanchard
  • It was from his life Wagner wrote the opera of the "Meistersinger."

  • I remember seeing him write upon his cuffs (no doubt some passing theme) during a performance of Meistersinger he was conducting.

  • Only Die Meistersinger rivals it in merriment, though even there one does not find such a nice balance of poetry and music.

    Musicians of To-Day | Romain Rolland
  • The heaviness of the last pages of Siegfried recalls Die Meistersinger, which is also of that period.

    Musicians of To-Day | Romain Rolland

British Dictionary definitions for Meistersinger

Meistersinger

/ (ˈmaɪstəˌsɪŋə) /


nounplural -singer or -singers
  1. a member of one of the various German guilds of workers or craftsmen organized to compose and perform poetry and music. These flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries

Origin of Meistersinger

1
C19: German: master singer

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