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sing·er

1   [sing-er]
noun
1.
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
2.
a poet.
3.
a singing bird.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see sing, -er1

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sing·er

2   [sin-jer]
noun
a person or thing that singes.
Origin:
1870–75; singe + -er1

Sing·er

   [sing-er]
noun
1.
Isaac Ba·shev·is  [bah-shev-is] , 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
2.
Isaac Mer·rit  [mer-it] , 1811–75, U.S. inventor.
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singer (ˈsɪŋə)
 
—n
1.  a person who sings, esp one who earns a living by singing
2.  a singing bird
3.  an obsolete word for poet

Singer (ˈsɪŋə)
 
—n
1.  Isaac Bashevis. 1904--91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works include Satan in Goray (1935), The Family Moscat (1950), the autobiographical In my Father's Court (1966), and The King of the Fields (1989): Nobel prize for literature 1978
2.  Isaac Merrit. 1811--75, US inventor, who originated and developed an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1852)

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