songstress
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɑŋɡ.stɹɪs/
noun
Etymology: From songster + -ess. Compare West Frisian sjongeres (“songstress”), Dutch zangeres (“songstress”).
- A female singer.
“The songstress paused, and was answered by one or two deep and hollow groans, that seemed to proceed from the very agony of the mortal strife.”
“At every pause in the music she gracefully waved her flower-basket round, inviting the loiterers to buy; and many a sesterce was showered into the basket, either in compliment to the music or in compassion to the songstress—for she was blind.”
- A female songbird.