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Webster 1913 Edition


Singer

Sin′ger

(sĭn′jẽr)
,
Noun.
[From
Singe
.]
One who, or that which, singes.
Specifically:
(a)
One employed to singe cloth.
(b)
A machine for singeing cloth.

Sing′er

,
Noun.
[From
Sing
.]
One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Singer

SING'ER

,
Noun.
[from sing.]
1.
One that sings.
2.
One versed in music, or one whose occupation is to sing; as a chorus of singers.
3.
A bird that sings.