songsters
Those who sing
Songsters are singers, especially of popular or folk music.
The word sounds old-fashioned and appears most often in historical contexts or when describing birds known for their singing: The mockingbird is among nature's most talented songsters.
A songster may also be a songbook—a collection of songs and lyrics.
Spotted woodland vocalist
- nightingaleThrush famed for night singing
- larkSongbird or escapade
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- mockingbirdSound-copying songbird
robin · finch · wren · blackbird · oriole · warbler · meadowlark · skylark
One who sings professionally
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
- warblerSmall melodious bird
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- choristerMember of a choir
serenader · chanteuse · diva · soprano · tenor · alto · baritone · contralto
Poet of epics
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- balladeerSinger of narrative songs
- versifierOne composing metrical lines
- rhymesterAmateur verse writer
sonneteer · laureate · skald · gleeman · rhapsodist · griot · meistersinger · jongleur
thrush
Spotted woodland vocalist
- nightingaleThrush famed for night singing
- larkSongbird or escapade
- canaryYellow caged songbird
mockingbird · robin · finch · wren · blackbird · oriole · warbler · meadowlark · skylark · cardinal
vocalist
One who sings professionally
chorister · serenader · chanteuse · diva · soprano · tenor · alto · baritone · contralto · mezzo-soprano
bard
Poet of epics
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- balladeerSinger of narrative songs
- versifierOne composing metrical lines
rhymester · sonneteer · laureate · skald · gleeman · rhapsodist · griot · meistersinger · jongleur · tale-teller
verse
Metered poetic passage
refrain · chorus · stanza · couplet · ditty · aria · serenade · madrigal · chanty · lullaby
- folk songsfolk ballads, lullaby, shanty, ballads, sea shanty
- broadsidesbroadside ballads
songstersinstrumentalists
Musicians using tools
accompanists · session musicians · conductors · instrumentals