See songster in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2012, Kevin Turton, Northamptonshire Murders, page 13:",
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"(formal) One who writes songs."
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"ref": "1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 234:",
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"word": "певе́ц"
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"word": "sanger"
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"word": "zanger"
},
{
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "chanteur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Sänger"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"word": "énekes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"word": "dalnok"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "cantante"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kashu",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"word": "歌手"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cantator"
},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "pieśniarz"
},
{
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},
{
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"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "piewca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cantor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "pevéc",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "певе́ц"
},
{
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"roman": "pésennik",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пе́сенник"
},
{
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"masculine"
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"word": "fear-seinn"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "пјева̀ч"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
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"word": "pjevàč"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "man who sings songs",
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"word": "canwr"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
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"word": "cantor"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "Salvation Army chorister",
"word": "songster"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mǎžka pojna ptica",
"sense": "male songbird",
"word": "мъжка пойна птица"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "pesennik",
"sense": "one who writes songs",
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"word": "песенник"
},
{
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"sense": "one who writes songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пе́сенник"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pisnjár",
"sense": "one who writes songs",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "пісня́р"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pesnopojka",
"sense": "songbook, book of songs",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "песнопойка"
}
],
"word": "songster"
}
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