torch singer

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   a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs

   Broadersinger

Questions about torch singer

What does torch singer mean?

torch singer means "a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs".

Is torch singer a common word?

torch singer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.