songstress

noun

song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs How to pronounce songstress (audio)
: a female singer

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The songstress — who recently announced a 30-city, three-month-long North American tour supporting her new album Patterns — thanked Stokes for his support in her own set of Instagram posts. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 On Wednesday, ’80s songstress Taylor Dayne showed up to perform two songs for Joan Vassos’s first group date, which mimicked a prom night straight out of the John Hughes canon. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 Around midnight, the evening’s surprise performer, reggaeton songstress Bad Gyal, took to Boom’s round bar in a crystallized bikini top and a pair of Jacobs’ towering Kiki platforms. Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024 Pick it up in classic khaki to fully mimic the songstress’s fashionable ’fit, or choose from three additional holiday-friendly colors: burgundy, black, or black plaid. Averi Baudler, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for songstress 

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First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of songstress was in 1684

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“Songstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songstress. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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songstress

noun
song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs How to pronounce songstress (audio)
: a woman who is a singer

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