- poet-singer
- nouna singer of folk songs• Syn: ↑folk singer, ↑jongleur, ↑minstrel, ↑troubadour• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Guthrie, ↑Woody Guthrie, ↑Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, ↑Seeger, ↑Pete Seeger, ↑Peter Seeger
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poet — poet, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster, bard, minstrel, troubadour denote a composer who uses metrical or rhythmical language as his medium. Poet is used in a generic sense and in several highly specific senses. In its generic sense it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
singer — noun a person who sings (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑vocalist, ↑vocalizer, ↑vocaliser • Derivationally related forms: ↑vocalise (for: ↑vocaliser), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
poet — (n.) early 14c., a poet, a singer (c.1200 as a surname), from O.Fr. poete (12c.), from L. poeta poet, author, from Gk. poetes maker, author, poet, from poiein to make, create, compose, from PIE *kwoiwo making, from root *kwei to pile up, build,… … Etymology dictionary
singer — singer1 [siŋ′ər] n. 1. a person who sings, esp. professionally 2. a bird that sings 3. Old Poet. a poet singer2 [sin′jər] n. a person or thing that singes … English World dictionary
singer — singer1 /sing euhr/, n. 1. a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist. 2. a poet. 3. a singing bird. [1300 50; ME; see SING, ER1] singer2 /sin jeuhr/, n. a person or thing that singes. [1870 75; SINGE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
singer — n 1. vocalist, warbler, crooner, soloist, Inf. lead, choir member, choir boy, choir girl; chorus member, chorus boy, chorus girl, gleeclub member; chorister, precentor, chanter, hymner, caroler, church choir member, cantor; opera singer, diva,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Poet in My Window — Infobox Album | Name = Poet in My Window Type = Album Artist = Nanci Griffith Released = 1982 Recorded = Loma Ranch Studio, Fredericksburg, Texas Genre = Folk Length = 33:57 Label = Philo Records Producer = Nanci Griffith, John Hill and Laurie… … Wikipedia
singer-songwriters — ▪ music Introduction professional troubadours performing autobiographical songs who ascended in the early 1970s to the forefront of commercial pop in the wake of the communal fervour of 1960s rock. For the baby boom generation that had… … Universalium
singer — sing·er || sɪŋə(r) n. one who sings, one who utters words melodiously; songbird; poet; informer (Slang); person or thing that singes or scorches … English contemporary dictionary
singer — I sing•er [[t]ˈsɪŋ ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who sings, esp. a trained or professional vocalist 2) a poet 3) a singing bird • Etymology: 1300–50 II sing•er [[t]ˈsɪn dʒər[/t]] n. a person or thing that singes • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
