First Known Use: 1818
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Meistersinger
noun Meis·ter·sing·er \ˈmīs-tər-ˌsiŋ-ər, -ˌziŋ-\
plural Meistersinger or Meistersingers
Definition of MEISTERSINGER
: a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th centuries by workingmen and craftsmen for the cultivation of poetry and music
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Origin of MEISTERSINGER
German, from Middle High German, from meister master + singer singer
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