songstress

noun

song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs How to pronounce songstress (audio)
: a female singer

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Rock 'n' roll songstress Hayley Williams shocked fans on July 28 by leaking 17 new tracks to her website. Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025 In 1952, the songstress joined the John Dankworth Seven — her first professional engagement. George Varga, Mercury News, 28 July 2025 After achieving exactly that, Baldoni lawyers on May 22 withdrew the paperwork seeking information from Swift about what the songstress knew about what went down on the domestic violence themed IEWU. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2025 The Grammy-winning songstress and Fleetwood Mac alum, 77, announced in an Instagram statement on Friday that she's had to reschedule the August and September dates for her ongoing solo tour until later this year after fracturing her shoulder. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for songstress

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First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of songstress was in 1684

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“Songstress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songstress. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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songstress

noun
song·​stress ˈsȯŋ(k)-strəs How to pronounce songstress (audio)
: a woman who is a singer

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