1. a female entertainer who performs monologues, recitations, or storytelling
Usage: from French; theatrical

Examples

• The diseuse captivated the audience with her dramatic recitation.
• She worked as a diseuse in Parisian cabarets during the 1920s.
• The theater featured a renowned diseuse known for her storytelling.
• As a diseuse, she specialized in performing poetry and prose.
• The evening’s entertainment included a diseuse performing classic French literature.