cantor
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noun \ˈkan-tər\Definition of CANTOR
1
: a choir leader : precentor
2
: a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer
— can·to·ri·al \kan-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective
See Origin of CANTOR
Latin, singer, from canere to sing
First Known Use: 1538
cantor
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)In Judaism and Christianity, an official in charge of music or chants. In Judaism the hazzan (cantor) leads liturgical prayer and chanting. In medieval Christianity the cantor had charge of a cathedral's music—specifically, of supervising the choir's singing. The term also designated the head of a college of church music.
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