Singer

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

A surname originating as an occupation.

proper noun

1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said.
2
A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).

Etymology

From singer. * (sewing machines): Named after American inventor and businessman I. M. Singer, the company founder of Singer Sewing Machines * (motorcars): Named after British entrepreneur and businessman George Singer, the company founder of Singer & Co.

noun

1
A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles.
2
A motorcar from a former make of British motor car.

Forms

plural: Singers

Sing · A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].Singapore · An island and city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the…singer · A person who sings, often professionally.

Singer · A surname originating as an occupation.

Singh · A surname from Punjabi.singing · The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds;…single · Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.

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