songman

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noun

A singer, especially a singer of songs; a gleeman.

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Meanings

nounsongman (plural songmen)

plural songmen

  1. A singer, especially a singer of songs; a gleeman.

    They have epic material so that it takes sometimes forty years to become a songman.

    2014, Anne Waldman, Laura Wright, Cross Worlds: Transcultural Poetics: An Anthology

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gleeman

Origin

From song + man.

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Cite this entry
APA

songman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songman

MLA

“songman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “songman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/songman.

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