- sangestre
- f (-an/-an) songstress, female singer
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
sangestre
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Songster — Song ster (s[o^]ng st[ e]r), n. [AS. sangestre a female singer.] 1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; not often applied to human beings. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A singing bird. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
songster — /sawng steuhr, song /, n. 1. a person who sings; a singer. 2. a writer of songs or poems; a poet. 3. a songbird. [bef. 1000; ME; OE sangestre songstress. See SONG, STER] * * * … Universalium
Shankster — Apparently derived from the Olde English sceanca a pre 10th Century nickname for a person with long or bandy legs. The spelling as Shankster, suggests a medieval metonymic, possibly for a tailor, one who made trousers. The development of the name … Surnames reference
singestre — see sangestre … Old to modern English dictionary
songster — song•ster [[t]ˈsɔŋ stər, ˈsɒŋ [/t]] n. 1) mad a person who sings; a singer 2) mad a writer of songs or poems; a poet 3) a songbird • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE sangestre songstress. See song, ster … From formal English to slang
songster — /ˈsɒŋstə/ (say songstuh) noun 1. someone who sings; a singer. 2. a writer of songs or poems; a poet. 3. a songbird. {Middle English; Old English sangestre. See song, ster} –songstress /ˈsɒŋstrəs/ (say songstruhs), feminine noun …
songster — [sôŋ′stər] n. [ME < OE sangestre: see SONG & STER] 1. a singer or writer of songs, esp. popular songs 2. SONGBIRD … English World dictionary
songster — n. (fem. songstress) 1 a singer, esp. a fluent and skilful one. 2 a songbird. 3 a poet. 4 US a songbook. Etymology: OE sangestre (as SONG, STER) … Useful english dictionary
-ster — suffix denoting a person engaged in or associated with a particular activity or thing (brewster; gangster; youngster). Etymology: OE estre etc. f. Gmc * * * stə(r), following a vȯiced consonant, as in “mobster”, ztə or stə noun suffix ( s) … Useful english dictionary
song|ster — «SNG stuhr, SONG », noun. 1. = singer. (Cf. ↑singer) 2. a writer of songs or poems. 3. = songbird. (Cf. ↑songbird) ╂[Old English sangestre < sang song + estre ster] … Useful english dictionary
