Singer
A surname originating as an occupation.
Proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said. - 2025 December 16, Alexandra Banner, “5 things to know...
- A railway station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland, United Kingdom, named after the Singer sewing machine factory that formerly existed there (OS grid ref NS4970).
Origin
From singer. * (sewing machines): Named after American inventor and businessman I. M. Singer, the company founder of Singer Sewing Machines * (motorcars): Named after British entrepreneur and businessman George Singer, the company founder of Singer & Co.
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Noun
- A sewing machine of the Singer brand.
- They were ancient industrial Singers, made of iron and brass and strung with heavy cotton binding thread that fed like spider webs from spools perched on tall twin spindles. - 2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and...
- A motorcar from a former make of British motor car.