Used in a Sentence

singer

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for singer.

Editorial note

Vocaloid already synthesizes singing quite well, but a human singer has to go into a studio and sing a long list of standard phrases to build the singer model.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person who sings, often professionally.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of singer gathered in one view.

noun

A person who sings, often professionally.

noun

A machine for singeing cloth.

noun

A person who, or device which, singes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for singer.

noun

A person who sings, often professionally.

noun

A machine for singeing cloth.

noun

A person who, or device which, singes.

noun

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example sentences

1

Vocaloid already synthesizes singing quite well, but a human singer has to go into a studio and sing a long list of standard phrases to build the singer model.

2

Oh, the singer needs to do this in E, immediately shift to that scale, and do it again.

3

They did this by using two microphones, using one of the microphones for the singer, the other for the background noise.

4

Nashville Pussy's lead singer and drummer were both men, but Ruyter Sighs' flat out amazing guitar playing really drove the sound.

5

The blues singer with the cracked voice is the sound of an emotional cry too powerful for the throat that releases it.

6

They are all there and it takes every singer in the chorus to work.

7

I didn't know Singer was going to be teaching this class, and it's going to be great.

8

The singer of the brian jonestown massacre is known for his rants.

9

Because the singer was in the centre of the mix, his vocals were in opposite phases in the two channels, and were therefore cancelling out.

10

Jeff Tweedy, singer for the band Wilco, does a similar thing.

11

Another problem was that it didn't work well if the singer was not singing close to the mic, so the ambient mic direct vocals on it too.

12

Peter Singer has advocated both for the personhood of certain animals and the non-personhood of certain humans (including live infants below certain cognitive thresholds) for some time.

Quote examples

1

The "engineer" being Howie Singer, the CTO of Warner Music.

2

I'm guessing Apple just ran the math and decided "A $300 billion company should not damage its brand in a PR fight with a pop singer over a rounding error." Seriously, the amount of money we're talking here is probably less than $10 million a year.

Proper noun examples

1

Like Peter Singer, I believe that preventing suffering in living beings is the most important ethical goal.

2

I'm looking forward to Peter Singer's upcoming Coursera lectures on effective altruism, I want to see him develop this position with rigor.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use singer in a sentence?

Vocaloid already synthesizes singing quite well, but a human singer has to go into a studio and sing a long list of standard phrases to build the singer model.

What does singer mean?

A person who sings, often professionally.

What part of speech is singer?

singer is commonly used as noun.