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Idol vs Singer - What's the difference?

idol | singer |

As a noun idol

is idol.

As a proper noun singer is

.

idol

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
  • *
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  • * 1911 (The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God) , :
  • There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
  • A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
  • Descendants

    * Japanese:

    Derived terms

    * idolatry * idolise, idolize

    Anagrams

    * * * * * ----

    singer

    English

    Etymology 1

    (sing).

    Noun

    (wikipedia singer) (en noun)
  • Person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing.
  • (square dance) dance figure with a fixed structure, sung by a caller, or a piece of music with that structure. See square dance singer.
  • Derived terms
    * opera singer

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who, or device which, singes; a machine for singeing cloth.
  • Anagrams

    * English agent nouns ----