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SONGSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any bird having a musical call
Synonyms:
songbird; songster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("songster" is a kind of...):
oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
Derivation:
song (the characteristic sound produced by a bird)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who sings
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("songster" is a kind of...):
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "songster"):
songstress (a woman songster (especially of popular songs))
Derivation:
song (the act of singing)
song (a short musical composition with words)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A composer of words or music for popular songs
Synonyms:
ballad maker; songster; songwriter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("songster" is a kind of...):
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
Instance hyponyms:
Berlin; Irving Berlin; Israel Baline (United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989))
Carmichael; Hoagland Howard Carmichael; Hoagy Carmichael (United States songwriter (1899-1981))
Cohan; George M. Cohan; George Michael Cohan (United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942))
Antoine Domino; Domino; Fats Domino (United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928))
Bob Dylan; Dylan (United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941))
Foster; Stephen Collins Foster; Stephen Foster (United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864))
Guthrie; Woodrow Wilson Guthrie; Woody Guthrie (United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967))
Buddy Holly; Charles Hardin Holley; Holly (United States rock star (1936-1959))
John Lennon; Lennon (English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980))
McCartney; Paul McCartney; Sir James Paul McCartney (English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942))
Paul Simon; Simon (United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942))
Hank Williams; Hiram King Williams; Hiram Williams; Williams (United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953))
Derivation:
song (a short musical composition with words)
