mastersinger

[ mas-ter-sing-er, mah-ster- ]

noun

1. Meistersinger ( def 1 ).

mastersinger

/ ˈmɑːstəˌsɪŋə /

noun

1. an English spelling of Meistersinger

Word History and Origins

Origin of mastersinger¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Walther never reappears to accept his mastersinger prize.

From New York Times

Cavalry and the viewer. mastersinger's verbalmusic still works its magick in the broadest way immarginable, from the clearheaded images to the twoddle of a fuddled brain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aided by Karl Boehm's lively and sensitive conducting, Wolfgang gave intimate poignancy to the often-slighted scene in which the knight, Von Stolzing. works out his song for the mastersinger's competition.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hans Sachs is the typical, the universal, the noblest, and the purest Mastersinger; but he is only the first among hundreds of others who helped to preserve in Germany the sacred fire of poetry.

From Project Gutenberg

David continued to tell of the difficulties of learning from a cobbler how to become a Mastersinger, though the cobbler was one himself.

From Project Gutenberg