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cantor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cantor has 2 senses
- cantor(n = noun.person) choirmaster, precentor - the musical director of a choir; Array is a kind of musician
- cantor(n = noun.person) hazan - the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos; Array is a kind of spiritual leader
CIDE DICTIONARY
cantor, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.].
A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor. [1913 Webster]
"The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cantor, n.
1 the leader of the singing in church; a precentor.
2 the precentor in a synagogue.
1 the leader of the singing in church; a precentor.
2 the precentor in a synagogue.
Etymology
L, = singer f. canere sing
THESAURUS
cantor
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