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noun a composer of words or music for popular songs
noun a person who sings
noun any bird having a musical call
originFrom Middle English songster, sangester, sangstere, from Old English sangestre (“a female singer; songstress”), equivalent to song + -ster. Cognate with Scots sangstar (“singer; songster”). Compare also West Frisian sjongster (“singer; female singer; vocalist”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0