chanteur

[ shan-tur; French shahn-tœr ]

noun

, plural chan·teurs [shan-turz, shah, n, -, tœr].

1. a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanteur¹

< French; Old French chanteor; chanter, -eur

Example Sentences

Kremer’s latest recording, “Searching for Beethoven,” with cellist Mario Brunello and the Kremerata Baltica, begins with Brunello’s arrangement of “Muss es Sein? Es muss sein!,” a 1970s song by anarchistic French chanteur Léo Ferré.

From Los Angeles Times

The war years had transformed him from a chanteur leading nonviolent Arab Spring-inspired rallies to a desperate fighter.

From Los Angeles Times

Thickly orchestrated and often haunting, the records initially featured covers of songs by Jacques Brel, the Belgian chanteur, before comprising originals by the baritone-voiced Mr. Walker.

From Washington Post

Imagine an update of a Weimar Republic cabaret act in which the chanteur takes his makeup cues from “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” and his fashion sense from a 1960s housewife on the verge.

From New York Times

The Canadian chanteur’s most famous song bubbled into the collective conscious after he died Nov. 7 at 82.

From Washington Times