songstress

noun

song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs 

: a female singer

Examples of songstress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The Life of a Showgirl songstress posted a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her latest album, and the second photo includes her casually sitting at the piano in black sweatpants and white and blue Hokas. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 25 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

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

songstress

noun

song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs 

: a woman who is a singer