Definitions
any bird having a musical call
Word origin
From Middle English songster, sangester, sangstere, from Old English sangestre (“a female singer; songstress”), equivalent to song + -ster. Cognate with Scots sangstar (“singer; songster”). Compare also West Frisian sjongster (“singer; female singer; vocalist”).
Used in a sentence
“In the leading article in this week's Publishers' Weekly a poet utters the complaints and defines the encouragements to be found in a materialistic world by its unthanked songsters.”
“A member of a Salvation Army family, she had been a songster accompanying the band around the streets of Chelmsford where she lived with her parents.”
“On a later occasion he returned to the theme of keeping the individuality of Salvation Army music, and resisting the temptation for songster brigades to imitate chapel and mission choirs.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Melodious performer”8 letters
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