General term for a singer, often used in contexts like folk songs or traditional music, but can refer to any vocal performer.
She is known as a singer of folk songs.
online amateur singer; utaite
Internet slang for an amateur singer who records covers or original songs and uploads them to platforms like YouTube or Nico Nico Douga. Often used in otaku and vocaloid communities.
A popular utaite posted a new cover song.
Compound of 歌い (the continuative form of 歌う 'to sing') + 手 ('person'). Literally 'singing person'.