singer

/ˈsɪŋ.ɚ/
noun

A person who sings, often professionally.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A person who sings, often professionally.

    “It's the singer, not the song.”

  2. dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure.

  3. A person who, or device which, singes.

  4. A machine for singeing cloth.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English synger, syngere, singere, singare, equivalent to sing + -er. Cognate with Scots singar, Saterland Frisian Sjunger, West Frisian sjonger, German Low German Singer.

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SINGER at a glance

SINGER has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,853 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with singer

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One letter away

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  • FINGER10
  • GINGER8
  • WINGER10
  • SINNER6
  • LINGER7
  • RINGER7
  • SANGER7
  • SINKER10
  • SINGED8
  • ZINGER16
  • DINGER8
  • SINTER6
  • BINGER9
  • SIEGER7
  • PINGER9
  • MINGER9
  • SINGES7
  • HINGER10

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