Chansonniers

/ʃænsɔˈnjeɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of chansonnier; multiple male singers or songwriters who perform chansons.

Etymology

French plural of chansonnier. See chansonnier for etymology.

Kelly Says

The plural form preserves French spelling conventions, which is why it ends in '-s' rather than '-iers,' showing how English borrowed the entire French word structure intact.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዘማሪዎች
ze-ma-ree-och
ARالعربية
مغنون
mughni-oon
BNবাংলা
গায়ক
ga-yok
CACatalà
cantants
kan-tan-ts
CSČeština
zpěváci
zpe-va-chi
DADansk
sangere
ˈsɑŋːe
DEDeutsch
Liedersänger
lee-der-zayn-ger
ELΕλληνικά
τραγουδιστές
tra-goo-dis-tes
ESEspañol
cancioneros
kan-thee-o-neh-ros
FAفارسی
خوانندگان
khoan-ne-dan
FISuomi
laulajat
laʊ̯lɑːjɑːt
FRFrançais
chanteurs
ʃɑ̃.tœʁ
GUGU
ગાયક
ga-yak
HAHA
mawakin
ma-wa-kin
HEעברית
זמרים
zamarim
HIहिन्दी
गायक
ga-yak
HUMagyar
énekesek
e-ne-kes-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyanyi
pen-ya-n-ee
IGIG
ndị egwu
ndi eh-gwu
ITItaliano
cantautori
kan-tow-toh-ree
JA日本語
歌手
かしゅ
KKKK
әншілер
an-shi-ler
KMKM
ប្រភព
pra-phop
KO한국어
가수
gasu
MRMR
गायक
ga-yak
MSBahasa Melayu
penyanyi
pen-ya-n-ee
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုင်းရာ
sayn-ya
NLNederlands
zangers
zɑŋər
NONorsk
sangere
ˈsɑŋːər
PAPA
ਗਾਇਕ
ga-aik
PLPolski
piosenkarze
pee-oh-sen-kar-zheh
PTPortuguês
cancioneiros
kan-thee-on-ey-rohs
RORomână
cântăreți
kan-ta-re-te-e
RUРусский
певцы
pye-vtsy
SVSvenska
sångare
sɔŋːɑːrɛ
SWKiswahili
wasanisi
wa-sa-ni-si
TAதமிழ்
பாடகர்கள்
pa-da-ga-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
గాయకులు
ga-ya-ku-lu
THไทย
นักร้อง
nak-rong
TLTL
kanta
kan-tah
TRTürkçe
şarkıcılar
shar-kee-chee-lar
UKУкраїнська
співаки
spee-va-ki
URاردو
گلوکار
glu-ka-r
VITiếng Việt
ca sĩ
kai-si
YOYO
olúṣọ́mọ́
oh-loo-shoh-moh
ZH中文
歌手
gēshǔ
ZUZU
abakul
a-ba-kul

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Plural of chansonnier, maintaining the masculine prestige form. Historically excluded women from the category even when women composed and performed song-poetry with equal sophistication.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'chanson performers' or 'songwriters' as gender-neutral plurals. For historical accuracy, note: 'Male chansonniers dominated publishing, while female performers worked in cabarets.'

Inclusive Alternatives

["songwriters","chanson performers","lyricist-vocalists"]

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