cantor

noun

Definition of cantornext
as in chorister

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Recent Examples of cantor Blending traditional rituals with modern themes, Temple Judea’s women’s Passover Seder drew 300 local women including several female rabbis, cantors and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who is the county’s first Jewish mayor. — Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 After the synagogue’s board voted to dismiss the cantor, scores of families who were loyal to him left. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 Sheri Allen, cantor and co-founder of Makom Shelanu synagogue in Fort Worth, called the law another attempt to dismantle the wall between church and state. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026 Hamra wanders through the open spaces of the synagogue, stepping up onto an elevated marble platform where cantors have stood over the centuries. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 3 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cantor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantor
  1. chorister
  2. singer
  3. chanter
  4. vocalist
  5. songster
Noun
  • Founded in 1987, Ragazzi Boys Chorus provides musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5-18, serving more than 230 choristers from over 100 schools in more than 30 Bay Area communities.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
  • While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of chorister
Noun
  • Until someone opens, say, the Maria Callas Ayurvedic Center, this will likely remain the world’s only hotel named after a long-dead opera singer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While Eddie and the singer famously had their disagreements, Roth paid tribute to his bandmate after the guitarist’s death.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of singer
Noun
  • The chanters scatter and daringly kick and play with the flaming husks while the audience (including me) tries not to panic.
    — Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026
  • The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of chanter
Noun
  • Like its video, the song is a misdirect, its melancholic tone undercut by the swagger of its vocalist.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Lead vocalist Maurice began his career as a drummer and session musician, working with artists like Etta James and the Ramsey Lewis Trio.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocalist
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
Definition of songster

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“Cantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cantor. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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