cantor
- singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
- (Judaism) A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan
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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.
chantre
chantre kantor
ψάλτης
cantore τραγουδιστής
director de cor
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