songster
English
noun
Definitions
- A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer.
- A male songbird.
- (formal) One who writes songs.
- (US) A book of songs; songbook.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English songster inherited from Old English sangestre (songstress, a female singer) suffix from English song.
Origin
English
song
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- birdsong English
- evensong English
- folk song English
- foresong English
- heartsong English
- intersong English
- microsong English
- midsong English
- multisong English
- plainsong English
- playsong English
- presong English
- pricksong English
- singsong English
- sirensong English
- song English
- songbird English
- songbook English
- songcraft English
- songer English
- songfest English
- songfic English
- songful English
- songish English
- songless English
- songlet English
- songlike English
- songline English
- songly English
- songmaker English
- songmaking English
- songman English
- songsheet English
- songsmith English
- songsome English
- songstress English
- songtext English
- songvid English
- songworthy English
- songwriter English
- songwriting English
- songy English
- subsong English
- undersong English
- whalesong English
- wondersong English
- Song German
- opera Italian
- song Dutch, Flemish
- ソング Japanese
- sang Old English
- sangestre Old English
- song Middle English
- songster Middle English
- sjonge Western Frisian
- sjongster Western Frisian
- song Tok Pisin
- song
- songy
- songer
- songly
- midsong
- presong
- songish
- songvid
- songful
- songlet
- subsong
- songman
- songfic
- singsong
- songsome
- songlike
- songtext
- playsong
- songline
- foresong
- songbird
- songbook
- songless
- evensong
- birdsong
- songfest
- folk song
- songcraft
- songmaker
- plainsong
- songsmith
- pricksong
- songsheet
- microsong
- intersong
- sirensong
- multisong
- undersong
- whalesong
- heartsong
- songstress
- wondersong
- songmaking
- songworthy
- songwriter
- songwriting