songstress

noun

Definition of songstressnext
as in chanteuse

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Recent Examples of songstress Breathless coverage has poured in over the slow news week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, when billionaire songstress Swift will wed Kansas City tight end Kelce and close her long and fruitful era as a single woman. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026 But the global fame that Back to Black brought the London songstress only seemed to exacerbate her issues with addiction, and broadcast them to the world via a cruelly unsympathetic tabloid media ecosystem. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2026 Besides, two teams seeking their first-ever wins earning their second straight draw would be rather ironic … at least more so than some of the examples Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette once invoked. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 18 June 2026 Alongside the songstress, other attendees included main cast Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Greta Lee, who voices main antagonist Lilypad in the film. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for songstress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songstress
  1. chanteuse
  2. troubadour
Noun
  • Canadians have entered Eurovision before under different flags — most famously Quebecoise chanteuse Celine Dion, who won the 1988 contest competing for Switzerland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The British chanteuse also gave the most pointed speech of the night, calling for a better system for songwriter royalties that isn’t based on radio play.
    — P. Claire Dodson, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Definition of chanteuse
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  • In this way, Matt Johnson’s Tony is a fitting tribute to the troubadour chef, whose own legend has only grown since his death by suicide in 2018.
    — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The cast features not just the creator, who makes the Manic Pixie Dream Girl archetype her own as ukulele troubadour Lulu, but also a pre-Bridgerton Jonathan Bailey in the wild role of an inveterate womanizer.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of troubadour

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“Songstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songstress. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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