Definition of Ethel Waters

1. Noun. United States actress and singer (1896-1977).

Exact synonyms: Waters
Generic synonyms: Actress, Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ethel Waters

Estrilda
Estronol
Estrébœuf
Estuary English
Esztergom
Et
Et-Tell
EtOH
Etch A Sketch
Eternal City
Ethan
Ethan Allen
Ethel
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Merman
Ethel Waters (current term)
Ethelbert
Ethelred
Ethelred I
Ethelred II
Ethelred the Unready
Ether
Ethernet
Ethernets
Ethical Decalogue
Ethiop
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Ethiopian Sign Language
Ethiopian banana

Literary usage of Ethel Waters

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"The Geary Theatre, adjoining the Curran, was given over to road-show motion pictures until early Autumn, when Ethel Waters, a favorite in "Cabin in the Sky" ..."

2. Transactions of the Commonwealth Club of California by Commonwealth Club of California (1922)
"... this will do I can illustrate in this way: I have a report from the director of the Bureau of Child Hygiene, Doctor Ethel Waters, sent me the other day, ..."

3. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"... ("Quicksand" in Stage Door Canteen with Ethel Waters and in Harlem Jazz Festival with Helen Humes), Cab Calloway, Tommy Dorsey (with Charlie Shavers), ..."

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