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diseuse
[ French dee-zœz ]
noun
, plural di·seuses [dee-, zœz].
- a female professional entertainer who performs monologues.
diseuse
/ dizœz /
noun
- (esp formerly) an actress who presents dramatic recitals, usually sung accompanied by music Male counterpartdiseurdizœr
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diseuse1
C19: from French, feminine of diseur speaker, from dire to speak, from Latin dīcere
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Example Sentences
She has sung by the grace of God, as our German brethren say, and as a diseuse she has won more success than as a singer.
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Let us now see what the great diseuse thinks of dramas and dramatists.
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