as in cantor
a member of a choir
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The weight of the sound—incorporating five vocal soloists, thirty choristers, and thirty-three instrumentalists—harks back to lumbering mid-twentieth-century accounts by Otto Klemperer and Hermann Scherchen, before the original-instrument movement dictated light textures and fleet tempos.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The voices of the opera’s chorus are being provided by a choir which John conducts, the Pacific Coast Chorale, supplemented by two onstage choristers.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Her seven band members were joined by 14 choristers and The Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Ben Foster.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The voices of the opera’s chorus are being provided by a choir which John conducts, the Pacific Coast Chorale, supplemented by two onstage choristers.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Her seven band members were joined by 14 choristers and The Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Ben Foster.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorister
Noun
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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
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Born in Chicago and raised in Philadelphia, Leberman moved to Israel at 20 and served for three years in the IDF’s undercover counterterrorism unit, often as its cantor.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such awe asks for the superhuman from singers, especially in this ensemble from their ravishing high notes.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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It will be driven by an original soundtrack created by Dan Smith, songwriter and lead singer of Bastille, and Ralph Pelleymounter, songwriter and lead singer of To Kill a King.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, Smith and his friend and collaborator Ralph Pelleymounter, lead vocalist of the band To Kill A King, came up with a story and a soundtrack.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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His contributions as a background vocalist and songwriter for projects by artists ranging from Kaytranada to The Internet brought him closer to Grammy glory throughout the 2010s, but his first nomination would come in 2025 for En Route, an EP that competed for best progressive R&B album.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.—
Quartz,
Quartz,
25 Nov. 2022
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“Chorister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chorister. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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