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tit singer
 n.— «His father, Robert Alda, worked in burlesque as what was known as “the tit singer”—he sang at the side of the stage while chorus girls danced and stripped.» —“Wow, look at the size of that audience!” by Lynn Barber Telegraph (U.K.) Feb. 5, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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