songster

noun5

1. •
   A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer.

   • In the leading article in this week's Publishers' Weekly a poet utters the complaints and defines the encouragements to be found in a materialistic world by its unthanked songsters. — 1932
2. •
   An adult chorister in the Salvation Army.

   • A member of a Salvation Army family, she had been a songster accompanying the band around the streets of Chelmsford where she lived with her parents. — 2012
3. •
   A male songbird.
4. •
   (formal) One who writes songs.
5. •
   (US) A book of songs; songbook.