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nightingale

[nahyt-n-geyl, nahy-ting-] / ˈnaɪt nˌgeɪl, ˈnaɪ tɪŋ- /
NOUN
singer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artist crooner diva musician soloist vocalist voice
STRONG
accompanist artiste chanter chorister minstrel songbird songster troubadour warbler
WEAK
chanteuse choralist intoner melodist serenader yodeler

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Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

But this was the team's most successful Winter Olympics the moment Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale secured the second of those golds in the mixed team snowboard cross exactly a week ago.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The female GB flagbearer was Charlotte Bankes, who won gold in the team snowboard cross with Huw Nightingale; it was the first Olympic event on snow won by British athletes.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

But it has been the nation's most successful Winter Olympics since the moment snowboarders Bankes and Huw Nightingale won the second of those golds in the mixed team snowboard cross.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

The Nightingale leaned out of the hole and grabbed her wrist.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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