choragus

Betekenis (Engels)

A chorus leader, especially one who provided at his own expense and under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical contests at Athens.

Synoniemen

choirmaster

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin chorāgus, from Ancient Greek χορᾱγός (khorāgós), Doric form of χορηγός (khorēgós), from χορός (khorós, “chorus”) + ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”).