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chan·teuse [shan-toos; Fr. shahn-tɶz]
–noun, plural -teuses

a female singer, esp. one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.

[Origin: 1885–90; chanteur; see -euse]
[French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.]

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