songster

[ sawng-ster, song- ]

noun

1. a person who sings; a singer.
2. a writer of songs or poems; a poet.
3. a songbird.

songster

/ ˈsɒŋstə /

noun

1. a singer or poet
2. a singing bird; songbird

Derived Forms

• ˈsongstress, noun:feminine

Word History and Origins

Origin of songster¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English sangestre songstress. See song, -ster

Example Sentences

He had been described as "the songster of tennis lawns and cathedral cloisters".

From BBC

He was a mellowed songster who sang effortlessly with intimate words, praising and imploring the women he loved and at times consoling himself.

From BBC

The proudest songster of them all was James Joyce.

From New York Times

The club quickly became an heir apparent to the Village’s old coffeehouses, which were peopled by poets and folk songsters in the 1950s and ’60s.

From New York Times

“I went home and got my rhyming dictionary out,” he said, “and the cumulative play on words and Wonky tale began. Being an entertainer and songster, I thought it would make a hilarious song.”

From Washington Times