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sing⋅er

1[sing-er]
–noun
1. a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist.
2. a poet.
3. a singing bird.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; see sing, -er 1

sing⋅er

2[sin-jer]
–noun
a person or thing that singes.

Origin:
1870–75; singe + -er 1

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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sing·er 1   (sĭng'ər)   
n.  
  1. Music One who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.

  2. A poet.

  3. A songbird.

sing·er 2   (sĭn'jər)   
n.  One that singes.
Sing·er   (sĭng'ər)   
Polish-born American Yiddish writer who has published such collections as Gimpel the Fool (1957) and Passions (1975). He won the 1978 Nobel Prize for literature.
Singer, Isaac Merritt 1811-1875.  
American inventor and manufacturer who patented (1851) a sewing machine capable of making continuous stitches.
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