chanteuse

chan·teuse

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-toos; French shahn-tœz]
- /ʃænˈtus; French ʃɑ̃ˈtœz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-toos; French shahn-tœz]
- /ʃænˈtus; French ʃɑ̃ˈtœz/

Definitions of chanteuse word

noun chanteuse a female singer, esp in a nightclub or cabaret 3
noun chanteuse a woman singer, esp. of popular ballads 3
noun plural chanteuse a female singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets. 1
noun chanteuse A female singer of popular songs, especially in a nightclub. 1
noun chanteuse female singer 1
noun chanteuse A female singer; often specifically a popular or cabaret singer. 0

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Origin of chanteuse

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90; < French, feminine of chanteur; see -euse

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Parts of speech for Chanteuse

noun

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chanteuse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for chanteuse

noun chanteuse

artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
songbird — a bird that sings.

All 21 Synonyms of chanteuse