choir

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noun

1
: an organized company of singers (as in a church service)
greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carolsNew Yorker
2
: a group of instruments of the same class
a brass choir
3
: an organized group of persons or things
… travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.L. R. Lapham
4
: a division of angels
5
: the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy
also : the part of a church where the services are performed
6
: a group organized for ensemble speaking

choir

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verb

choired; choiring; choirs

intransitive verb

: to sing or sound in chorus or concert
The woodwinds choired eloquently.

Examples of choir in a Sentence

Noun joined the choir for next year
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Noun
As Rissa emerged from the chapel and began to walk down the aisle during the ceremony, a harpist and choir sang softly in the background, adding to the already emotional atmosphere. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 His 2024 mixtape Underworld imagines what that would be like by morphing the sinister choir-drill popularized by guys like Ot7Quanny and Hood Tali P into full-on theatrical horrorcore. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The boys choir Escolania de Montserrat i Cor Cambra Palau de la Música Catalana will also be part of the album. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 That diversity—seemingly contradictory—gives the orchestra and choir their unique identity: individual tastes converging into a collective national sound. Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for choir

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English quer, from Anglo-French queor, from Medieval Latin chorus, from Latin, chorus — more at chorus

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of choir was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choir. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

choir

noun
ˈkwī(-ə)r
1
: an organized group of singers especially in a church
2
: the part of a church where the choir sits

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