Meaning & use
chanteuse
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A female singer, especially one who performs in a nightclub or cabaret setting.
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The chanteuse's smoky voice filled the small jazz club.
She trained for years to become a professional chanteuse.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French; it carries a stylish, often old-world cabaret connotation rather than being a neutral term for 'singer.'
Words with a similar meaning
singervocalist
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