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Definition of songster

songster

/ˈsɔːŋ.stɚ/
song · ster
Plural:songsters
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• noun

1

A person who sings or composes songs, especially professionally or with notable skill.

Example

"The veteran songster captivated the audience with a set of classic folk ballads."

2

A songbird; any passerine bird belonging to the suborder Passeri noted for its melodious, complex vocalizations.

Example

"At dawn, the woodland canopy echoed with the trills of a small feathered songster."

3

American A small, inexpensive printed booklet or pocket collection containing the lyrics of popular, patriotic, or folk songs without musical notation.

Example

"Nineteenth-century campaigners distributed pocket songsters to rally voters with political parodies set to familiar tunes."

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• Nearby Words

songlike
songsheet
songsmith
songster
songstress
songwriter
songwriting

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English sangestre ('female singer'), formed from sang ('song') and the feminine agentive suffix -estre, which later generalized in Middle English to refer to singers of either sex.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Songster. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/songster
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