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Singer vs Zinger - What's the difference?

singer | zinger |

As nouns the difference between singer and zinger

is that singer is person who sings, is able to sing, or earns a living by singing while zinger is {{cx|informal|lang=en}} A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.

As a proper noun Singer

is {{surname|occupational|lang=en|A=An}.

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 ----

    zinger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
    • The pitcher threw a real zinger and struck him out.
  • A surprising or unusually pointed or telling remark.
    • My little niece let fly with the zinger that my sister was pregnant again.
  • An event that when experienced leaves the witness dazed, either physically or metaphorically.
    • I was still reeling from the zinger of seeing my ex on a date with my best friend.
  • An outstanding, energetic and surprising thing or person.

    • Synonyms

    * one-liner