songster

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SONG'STER, noun 1. One that sings; one skilled in singing; not often applied to human beings, or only in slight contempt. 2. A bird that sings; as the little songster in his cage. [In this use, the word is elegant.]
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