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    "Actress" is the word we all use to denote a female actor. Is there a similar word ever used to denote a female singer?

    Question #97483. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 12 08 5:12 PM)


    BRY2K

    		Songstress is correct in this instance:

    A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs.

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/songstress

    Jul 12 08, 5:16 PM
    zbeckabee

    		chanteuse shan-terz, shan-tuz n, pl chanteuses same or -ter-zez, -tu-zez [F] : a woman who is a concert or nightclub singer.

    (C) 2008 Zane Publishing, Inc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (C) 2008 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

    Also, chantress, singstress, etc.

    http://thesaurus.oxid.ro/singer


    Jul 12 08, 5:36 PM

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