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choirgirl

choirgirl

1 2.4
A girl who sings in a choir
  • noun
  • /ˈkwaɪərɡɜrl/
translation icon : niña de coro
  • Everyone applauded when the choirgirl hit the high notes during the performance.

Examples

  • He'd do it again with this self-satisfied choirgirl playing at being just like him.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The choirgirl rehearsed with her group every Thursday evening.

  • During the concert, the choirgirl sang beautifully alongside her friends.

Synonyms

chorister
vschoirgirl
2 7.5

A person, often a child, who sings in a church choir

is specific to females rather than to any gender

How Senior

choirmaster
2 6.5
chorister
2 7.5
choirgirl
1 2.4

Surface Forms

choirgirl singular
choirgirls plural

Morphology

choirgirl = choir + girl (transparent) = choir + girl

The compound directly combines two common words and the meaning 'a girl who sings in a choir' is predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Choirgirl is made of the parts choir and girl; choir comes from an old word meaning 'group of singers', like chorus, and girl means 'young female'. So, a choirgirl is a girl who sings in a choir.