Meanings
singer1
nounsinger (plural singers)
plural singers
- A person who sings, often professionally.
It's the singer, not the song.
- square dancedance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.
singer2
nounsinger (plural singers)
plural singers
- A person who, or device which, singes.
- A machine for singeing cloth.
Singer3
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said.
2025 December 16, Alexandra Banner, “5 things to know for Dec. 16: Rob Reiner death investigation, Bondi Beach attack, Brown University shooter, Boat strikes, BBC”, in CNN - A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
nounSinger (plural Singers)
plural Singers
- businessA sewing machine of the Singer brand.
They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles.
2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 288
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
singer · noun
- Middle Englishsyngere
- Englishsinger
Inherited from Middle English syngere, syngere, singere, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer. Compare also Old English sangere, Dutch zanger, German Low German Sänger, German Sänger (“singer”), Danish sanger, Swedish sångare, Icelandic söngvari.
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Full word history & related roots →Singer · proper noun, noun
From singer. * (sewing machines): Named after American inventor and businessman I. M. Singer, the company founder of Singer Sewing Machines * (motorcars): Named after British entrepreneur and businessman George Singer, the company founder of Singer & Co.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans sanger
- sangerperson who sings (male or generic term)
Ancient Greek ἀοιδός
- ἀοιδός (aoidós)person who sings (male or generic term)
Arabic مُطْرِب, مُغَنٍّ
- مُطْرِب (muṭrib)person who sings (male or generic term)
- مُغَنٍّ (muḡannin)person who sings (male or generic term)
- الْمُغَنِّي (al-muḡannī)person who sings (male or generic term)
- مُغَنِّيَة (muḡanniya)female person who sings
Basque abeslari, kantari
- abeslariperson who sings (male or generic term)
- kantariperson who sings (male or generic term)
Bengali গায়ক
- গায়ক (gaẏok)person who sings (male or generic term)
Bulgarian певе́ц, певи́ца
- певе́ц (pevéc)person who sings (male or generic term)
- певи́ца (pevíca)female person who sings
Catalan cantant, cantor
- cantantperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantorperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantaireperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantantfemale person who sings
Chinese Cantonese 歌手
- 歌手 (go¹ sau²)person who sings (male or generic term)
Chinese Mandarin 歌手, 辛格
- 歌手 (gēshǒu)person who sings (male or generic term)
- 辛格 (Xīngé)surname
Czech zpěvák, zpěvačka
- zpěvákperson who sings (male or generic term)
- zpěvačkafemale person who sings
Danish sanger, sangerinde
- sangerperson who sings (male or generic term)
- sangerindefemale person who sings
Dutch zanger, zangeres
- zangerperson who sings (male or generic term)
- zangeresfemale person who sings
Esperanto kantanto, kantisto
- kantantoperson who sings (male or generic term)
- kantistoperson who sings (male or generic term)
- kantantinofemale person who sings
- kantistinofemale person who sings
Estonian laulja, laulik
- lauljaperson who sings (male or generic term)
- laulikperson who sings (male or generic term)
- lauljannafemale person who sings
- lauljatarfemale person who sings
Finnish laulaja, laulaja
- laulajaperson who sings (male or generic term)
- laulajafemale person who sings
- laulajatarfemale person who sings
French chanteur, chanteuse
- chanteurperson who sings (male or generic term)
- chanteusefemale person who sings
German Sänger, Sängerchen
- Sängerperson who sings (male or generic term)
- Sängerchenperson who sings (male or generic term)
- Sängerleinperson who sings (male or generic term)
- Sängerinfemale person who sings
- Singersurname
Greek τραγουδιστής, τραγουδίστρια
- τραγουδιστής (tragoudistís)person who sings (male or generic term)
- τραγουδίστρια (tragoudístria)female person who sings
Hebrew זמר \ זַמָּר, זמרת \ זַמֶּרֶת
- זמר \ זַמָּר (zamár)person who sings (male or generic term)
- זמרת \ זַמֶּרֶת (zaméret)female person who sings
Hindi गायक, गायिका
- गायक (gāyak)person who sings (male or generic term)
- गायिका (gāyikā)female person who sings
Hungarian énekes, énekesnő
- énekesperson who sings (male or generic term)
- énekesnőfemale person who sings
Icelandic söngvari, söngkona
- söngvariperson who sings (male or generic term)
- söngkonafemale person who sings
Indonesian penyanyi
- penyanyiperson who sings (male or generic term)
Irish amhránaí, fonnadóir
- amhránaíperson who sings (male or generic term)
- fonnadóirperson who sings (male or generic term)
Italian cantante, cantante
- cantanteperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantantefemale person who sings
- gazatriceperson or device that singes
Japanese 歌手
- 歌手 (kashu)person who sings (male or generic term)
Korean 가수
- 가수 (gasu)person who sings (male or generic term)
Latin cantor, cantrīx
- cantorperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantrīxfemale person who sings
Latvian dziedātājs, dziedātāja
- dziedātājsperson who sings (male or generic term)
- dziedātājafemale person who sings
Lithuanian dainininkas, dainininkė
- dainininkasperson who sings (male or generic term)
- dainininkėfemale person who sings
Malay penyanyi, biduan
- penyanyiperson who sings (male or generic term)
- biduanperson who sings (male or generic term)
- vokalisperson who sings (male or generic term)
- tukang nyanyiperson who sings (male or generic term)
- pelaguperson who sings (male or generic term)
- biduanitafemale person who sings
Māori kaiwaiata
- kaiwaiataperson who sings (male or generic term)
Norwegian Bokmål sanger, sangerinne
- sangerperson who sings (male or generic term)
- sangerinnefemale person who sings
Polish piosenkarz, śpiewak
- piosenkarzperson who sings (male or generic term)
- śpiewakperson who sings (male or generic term)
- piosenkarkafemale person who sings
- śpiewaczkafemale person who sings
- Zyngersurname
Portuguese cantor, cantora
- cantorperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantorafemale person who sings
Romanian cântăreț, cântăreață
- cântărețperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cântăreațăfemale person who sings
Russian певе́ц, вокали́ст
- певе́ц (pevéc)person who sings (male or generic term)
- вокали́ст (vokalíst)person who sings (male or generic term)
- певи́ца (pevíca)female person who sings
- вокали́стка (vokalístka)female person who sings
Scottish Gaelic seinneadair, òranaiche
- seinneadairperson who sings (male or generic term)
- òranaicheperson who sings (male or generic term)
- neach-seinnperson who sings (male or generic term)
Slovak spevák, speváčka
- spevákperson who sings (male or generic term)
- speváčkafemale person who sings
Spanish cantante, cantor
- cantanteperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantorperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantantefemale person who sings
- cantorafemale person who sings
Swahili mwimbaji
- mwimbajiperson who sings (male or generic term)
Swedish sångare, sångerska
- sångareperson who sings (male or generic term)
- sångerskafemale person who sings
Tagalog mang-aawit, manganganta
- mang-aawitperson who sings (male or generic term)
- mangangantaperson who sings (male or generic term)
Tamil பாடகர்
- பாடகர் (pāṭakar)person who sings (male or generic term)
Thai นักร้อง
- นักร้อง (nák-rɔ́ɔng)person who sings (male or generic term)
Turkish şarkıcı, şantör
- şarkıcıperson who sings (male or generic term)
- şantörperson who sings (male or generic term)
- muganniperson who sings (male or generic term)
- hanendeperson who sings (male or generic term)
- şantözfemale person who sings
Ukrainian співа́к, співа́чка
- співа́к (spivák)person who sings (male or generic term)
- співа́чка (spiváčka)female person who sings
Urdu گُلُو کار, گُلُو کارَہ
- گُلُو کار (gulū kār)person who sings (male or generic term)
- گُلُو کارَہ (gulū kāra)female person who sings
Vietnamese ca sĩ
- ca sĩperson who sings (male or generic term)
Welsh canwr, cantores
- canwrperson who sings (male or generic term)
- cantoresfemale person who sings
- deifiwrperson or device that singes
Yiddish זינגער, זינגערין
- זינגער (zinger)person who sings (male or generic term)
- זינגערין (zingerin)female person who sings
- זינגער (zinger)surname
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with singer
springerswingerringerstringerstingerwingerinjureslingerzingerbringerdingerwringerpingerbingerwhingerhumdingerflingerimpingerBeijingercringerreinjuretinger
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
singer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singer
MLA
“singer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “singer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/singer.
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