chanteuse

noun

chan·​teuse shan-ˈtüz  shäⁿ-ˈtərz 

-ˈtəz

plural chanteuses shan-ˈtüz 

-ˈtü-zəz,

-ˈtərz,

-ˈtəz,

-ˈtər-zəz,

-ˈtə-zəz

: songstress

especially : a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer

Examples of chanteuse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carey’s accolade also represented another full-circle moment for the chanteuse. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

Spanning 26 cities — including additional dates at the Madison Square Garden and Kia Forum — the Colombian-American chanteuse will not only showcase her latest album, Sincerely, but also reflect on her decade-long journey. —Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025

The vocal powerhouse and everyone’s favorite elusive chanteuse announced on Monday (July 21) that her 16th studio album will be out on Sept. 26. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 21 July 2025

She was introduced by Busta Rhymes, who waxed poetic on her impact as an artist and his love for the elusive chanteuse. —Marina Watts, People.com, 10 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from chanter "to sing" (going back to Old French) + -euse, feminine agent suffix, from feminine of -eux, adjective suffix, going back to Old French -eus, earlier -os, -ous, going back to Latin -ōsus -ose entry 1 — more at chant entry 1

Note: The feminine adjectival suffix -euse developed into an agent suffix in later Middle French, when, in line with the general loss of final consonants, the agent suffix -eur lost its consonant and became completely homonymous with the masculine adjectival suffix -eux; the two suffixes being identified, -euse came into use as a feminine complement to -eur. The restoration of final r in the suffix -eur has once again separated the suffixes.

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chanteuse

• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse
• disuse
• excuse
• footloose