zanger

Definitions of zanger
  1. noun
    a person who sings
    synonyms: chansonnier, chanteur, vocalist, zangeres
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    alt, altstem, falset
    a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
    bas, baszanger
    an adult male singer with the lowest voice
    contra-alt
    a woman singer having a contralto voice
    crooner
    a singer of popular ballads
    liedjeszanger, minnezanger, minstreel, speelman, troubadour, trouvère
    a singer of folk songs
    popster
    a famous singer of rock music
    sopraan
    a female singer
    tenor
    an adult male with a tenor voice
    alto, contratenor, countertenor, falset
    a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
    diva, prima-donna
    a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
    type of:
    componist, instrumentalist, instrumentist, musicienne, musicus, muziekbeoefenaar, muzikant, orkestlid, speler, toondichter, toonkunstenaar, toonzetter
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
  2. noun
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    synonyms: bard, dichter, liedjesschrijver, poëet, poëtaster, pruldichter, rijmelaar, sneldichter, verzenlijmer, verzenmaker, woordkunstenaar
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    examples:
    Homerus
    ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
    types:
    bard
    a lyric poet
    treurdichter
    the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead
    hofdichter
    the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain
    type of:
    auteur, opsteller, schr., schrijfster, schrijver, steller, stelmonteur
    writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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