diseuse


di·seuse

D0266900 (dē-zœz′, də-)n.1. A woman who is a skilled and usually professional storyteller, poet, or other spoken-word performer.2. A female singer whose performance of song lyrics is especially expressive.
[French, feminine of diseur, monologuist; see diseur.]

diseuse

(French dizœz) n (Theatre) (esp formerly) an actress who presents dramatic recitals, usually sung accompanied by music. Male counterpart: diseur [C19: from French, feminine of diseur speaker, from dire to speak, from Latin dīcere]