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- [sawng-stris, song-]
- /ˈsɔŋ strɪs, ˈsɒŋ-/
- /ˈsɒŋ.strəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sawng-stris, song-]
- /ˈsɔŋ strɪs, ˈsɒŋ-/
Definitions of songstress word
- noun songstress a female singer, especially one who specializes in popular songs. 1
- countable noun songstress Journalists sometimes refer to a female popular singer as a songstress. 0
- noun songstress a female singer or writer of songs, esp. popular songs 0
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Origin of songstress
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; song + -stress
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Parts of speech for Songstress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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songstress popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
songstress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for songstress
noun songstress
- chorister — A chorister is a singer in a church choir.
- caroler — A carol singer.
- carolers — Plural form of caroler.
- choristers — Plural form of chorister.
Top questions with songstress
- jolene was a hit for which songstress?
- what is a songstress?
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