Thesaurus results for CHANSONNIER

chansonnier

noun

Definition of chansonnier

as in singer

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Recent Examples of chansonnier Ziggy Stardust is on the top of the list and French chansonnier, Serge Gainsbourg, and Iggy Pop, and man, so many interesting and diverse artists that don’t define themselves by their sexuality. — Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 28 June 2024 No less instrumental in Minnelli’s development was French chansonnier Charles Aznavour, who taught her how to act a song, making every lyric come from the heart. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Has Elizabeth Hurley officially captured the the previously achy breaky heart of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus?

— Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026
Payne’s former girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, also marked the anniversary on Instagram, sharing a video of the singer posing with a rainbow visible in the background.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of singer

Noun

Surkamp and his Pavlov’s Dog collaborators reunited in the early 2000s and Surkamp’s wife, Sara, joined as a vocalist and guitarist.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Palm Beach Symphony presents America 250 In Concert, hosted by George Hamilton and featuring Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell as narrator and featured vocalist.

— Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of vocalist

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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.

— Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023

Definition of songster

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Orville Peck may still hide his face behind a mask, but the country crooner has been astonishingly open about his struggles with addiction and mental health.

— Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
The Haitian crooner and bandleader Arly Larivière knows a few things about getting people onto a dance floor.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

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