singer
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- 1A person who uses their voice to make music, often as a job.
Like someone who plays music, except the instrument is their own voice.
The singer walked onto the stage and waved to the crowd.
My sister wants to be a singer when she grows up.
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- 2A square-dance pattern with set steps that a caller sings, or the tune used for it.
Like a dance game with set steps that everyone follows along to music.
We learned a new singer at the dance class last night.
The caller led the whole room through a lively singer.
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- 3USSIN-jur/ˈsɪnd͡ʒɚ/UKSIN-juh/ˈsɪnd͡ʒə/A person or tool that lightly burns the surface of something.
Like quickly passing hair over a flame to burn off the loose ends.
He worked as a singer in the poultry plant, burning the fine hairs off each bird.
The singer held the chicken above the flame for just a few seconds.
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- 4USSIN-jur/ˈsɪnd͡ʒɚ/UKSIN-juh/ˈsɪnd͡ʒə/A machine that burns the loose threads off the surface of cloth.
Like running a flame over cloth to burn off the fuzz, the way you might singe loose threads on a sweater.
The factory bought a new singer to smooth the cotton before dyeing.
A worker fed the fabric through the singer at a steady speed.
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Origins
It comes from Middle English, from the word "sing" plus "-er".
It comes from "singe" plus "-er".