From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsongstersong‧ster /ˈsɒŋstə $ ˈsɒːŋstər/ noun [countable] 1 APMa singer – used in newspapers2 HBB literary a songbird
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songster• A songster can switch his ornament off when danger threatens.• And are some Humpbacks considered better songsters than others?• Reed and sedge warblers were the dominant songsters.• Nineteen-year-old songster Sebastian made his amazing gaffe as Di visited a centre for homeless youngsters.• Management policy on the reserve includes a regular coppicing-with-standards rotation, providing the songsters with the habitat they seek.• And listening to songsters in a month when song is at its peak.• Now the exuberance of the varied songsters is almost deafening. 