chanteuse

chan·teuse

noun \shan-ˈtüz, shäⁿ-ˈtə(r)z\

plural chan·teuses\-ˈtüz, -ˈtü-zəz, -ˈtə(r)z, -ˈtə(r)-zəz\

Definition of CHANTEUSE

: songstress; especially : a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer

Origin of CHANTEUSE

French, feminine of chanteur singer, from chanter

First Known Use: 1844

Rhymes with CHANTEUSE

abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse