单词 | country singer |
释义 | country singern. 1. A singer from the countryside or a rural area, typically considered to be provincial, obscure, or unsophisticated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > other singers knackerc1380 jubilist1471 sol-faer1609 serenader1677 comic singer1753 ranter1769 country singer1790 caroler1806 chansonnier1822 troller1824 cantabank1834 triller1873 lion comique1899 chantwell1909 red-hot mama1924 song stylist1931 singer-songwriter1949 playback singer1963 1790 Old Poor Robin 4 A society of Country Singers, vulgarly called Psalm-grinders. 1818 Cambrian Reg. 3 138 A piece of music taken down by a person not very well versed in the science, from the mouth of a country singer. 1890 S. B. Gould Old Country Life xi. 265 The country singer..turned from the affectation of the new melodies. 1914 Musical Times 55 507/1 We are asked to believe that the ‘English national character’ is fully expressed in the folk-songs of a few humble country singers of several generations ago! 1966 C. Keil Urban Blues iv. 101 Musicians who had been living in the city..found it convenient to let themselves be labeled country singers, primitives, or folk singers. 2010 Amer. Music 28 412 She..utilized many fourths, fifths, seconds, and sevenths to emulate the strident harmonies of country singers. 2. Originally U.S. A singer of country music (see country music n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer of other types of music > [noun] > others mourner1631 catcher1652 monodist1751 pennill singer1784 folk-singer1898 moaner1927 bluesman1930 calypsonian1934 torch singer1934 lieder-singer1936 torcher1940 country singer1953 protest singer1966 ragga1997 1953 Billboard 5 Dec. 48/5 All the veteran country singers have maintained fan clubs..during the period of their ascendency to the present time. 1961 Washington Post 11 Feb. D3/5 Clyde J. (Red) Foley, nationally known country singer. 1982 W. Ferris & M. L. Hart Folk Music & Mod. Sound xiii White country singers..shifted from rural to urban worlds, and cities like New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Memphis, and New Orleans had a major influence on their music. 1996 R. W. Slatta Cowboy Encycl. 173 Sensing the popularity of cowboy western dress, country singers began donning fancy boots and broad-brimmed hats. 2013 N.Y. Post (Nexis) 1 June 53 Tonight's truly trite tale involves..a disgusted, jaded, successful country singer who goes back to his tiny hometown to find himself. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790 |
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