Meanings
nounchansonnier (plural chansonniers)
plural chansonniers
- A book which contains a collection of chansons.
- A singer of chansons.
Not only that, H K Gruber, the Austrian composer, conductor and self-described chansonnier who was to perform the vocal solo of his own work, “Frankenstein!!,” the major work on the program, never made it.
2009 April 6, Anthony Tommasini, “Is That in Your Job Description, Maestro?”, in New York Times
Origin
- Frenchchansonnier
- Englishchansonnier
Borrowed from French chansonnier.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan cançoner, cançoner
- cançonerbook
- cançonersinger of chansons
Czech šansoniér
- šansoniérsinger of chansons
Finnish laulukirja
- laulukirjabook
French chansonnier, chansonnier
- chansonnierbook
- chansonniersinger of chansons
- chansonnièresinger of chansons
German Chansonnier, Chansonnière
- Chansonniersinger of chansons
- Chansonnièresinger of chansons
- Chansonnettesinger of chansons
Italian canzoniere, canzoniere
- canzonierebook
- canzonieresinger of chansons
Portuguese cancioneiro, cancioneiro
- cancioneirobook
- cancioneirosinger of chansons
Russian пе́сенник, шансонье́
- пе́сенник (pésennik)book
- шансонье́ (šansonʹjé)singer of chansons
Spanish cancionero, cancionero
- cancionerobook
- cancionerosinger of chansons
Cite this entry
APA
chansonnier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chansonnier
MLA
“chansonnier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chansonnier. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chansonnier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chansonnier.
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