- mastersinger
- noun Date: 1810 Meistersinger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Mastersinger — Mas ter*sing er, n. [A translation of G. meisters[ a]nger.] One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mastersinger — [mas′tərsiŋ′ər] n. [calque of Ger meistersinger] MEISTERSINGER … English World dictionary
mastersinger — /mas teuhr sing euhr, mah steuhr /, n. Meistersinger (def. 1). [1800 10] * * * … Universalium
mastersinger — noun A German lyric poet of the late Middle Ages … Wiktionary
mastersinger — mæstÉ™(r)sɪŋə(r) / mÉ‘Ës n. meistersinger, member of a German guild established to develop music and poetry during the 14th 16th centuries … English contemporary dictionary
mastersinger — mas•ter•sing•er [[t]ˈmæs tərˌsɪŋ ər, ˈmɑ stər [/t]] n. Meistersinger … From formal English to slang
mastersinger — /ˈmastəsɪŋə/ (say mahstuhsinguh) noun → Meistersinger …
mastersinger — n. = MEISTERSINGER … Useful english dictionary
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg — Richard Wagner … Wikipedia
Hans Sachs — This article refers to the poet. For other people of the same name, see Hans Sachs (disambiguation). Hans Sachs (November 5, 1494 January 19, 1576) was a German meistersinger ( mastersinger ), poet, playwright and shoemaker.BiographyHans Sachs… … Wikipedia
