/ ˈsɒŋstə(r); NAmE ˈsɔːŋ-/ noun ( old-fashioned )
1.
a word sometimes used in newspapers to mean 'singer'
2.
a songbird
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sangestre (see song , -ster ).
/ ˈsɒŋstə(r); NAmE ˈsɔːŋ-/ noun ( old-fashioned )
1.
a word sometimes used in newspapers to mean 'singer'
2.
a songbird
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English sangestre (see song , -ster ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005