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songster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music, Birds
song·ster /ˈsɒŋstə $ ˈsɒːŋstər/ noun [countable]  1. APMa singer – used in newspapers 歌手〔用于报纸上〕2. HBB literary a songbird 鸣禽
Examples from the Corpus
songsterA songster can switch his ornament off when danger threatens.And are some Humpbacks considered better songsters than others?Reed and sedge warblers were the dominant songsters.Nineteen-year-old songster Sebastian made his amazing gaffe as Di visited a centre for homeless youngsters.Management policy on the reserve includes a regular coppicing-with-standards rotation, providing the songsters with the habitat they seek.And listening to songsters in a month when song is at its peak.Now the exuberance of the varied songsters is almost deafening.
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songster
songster /ˈsɒŋstə $ ˈsɒːŋstər/ noun [countable]
1. a singer – used in newspapers
2. literary a songbird


song·sterBrE /ˈsɒŋstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɔːŋstər/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a word sometimes used in newspapers to mean 'singer' (报章上有时用以表示 singer)歌手,歌唱家a songbird 鸣禽