Kilo Lingo

singer

/ˈsɪŋə/

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Translation

A person who sings, often as a job.

Word origin

From sing plus the ending -er, meaning one who sings.

Origin
Old English
Root
singan

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsingers

Examples

song.

"Singer" is a person who sings.

.

"Singers" is the plural, meaning more than one singer.

fine .

Here "singer" tells us what she is good at.

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This word is part of lesson 17.