cantor

Meaning

1. singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
2. (Judaism) A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan

Synonyms

chanter

hazan

precentor

choirmaster

singer

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chorister

vocalist

vocalists

Translations

chantre

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chantre

Kantor

cantor

ψάλτης

cantore

τραγουδιστής

director de cor

cantant

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Vokalistin

πρωτοψάλτης

Vokalist

Singer

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xantre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæntɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cantor, agent noun from perfect passive participle cantus, from verb canere (“to sing”) + agent suffix -or. Doublet of chanter.