Main Entry:

Meis·ter·sing·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈmīs-tər-ˌsiŋ-ər, -ˌziŋ-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural Meistersinger or Meistersingers

Etymology:

German, from Middle High German, from meister master + singer singer

Date:

1844

: a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries by workingmen and craftsmen for the cultivation of poetry and music