songsters

noun

plural of songster
as in singers
one who sings one of the most popular songsters during the World War II era

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Recent Examples of songsters How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
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singers
Noun
  • The vocals at this Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater performance are nothing to write home about, but this live rendition is worth a watch if only for the looming, frightening, almost aggressive energy of her background singers.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The country icon’s influence sparked a light in generations of singers and songwriters.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Songsters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songsters. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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