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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Laurence Harris, a longtime member and wife of the temple’s cantor, Ruth, who together with her saved multiple Torahs from burning last year, said that the community has grown in the year since.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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At a Jewish wedding, the procession starts with the rabbi or cantor.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Weir took his place as a key songwriter and singer, in addition to rhythm guitar.—
Adam Levine,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this year, the country singer shared a recipe for her mom’s famous cherry cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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The attraction is local jazz/soul vocalist Ysanne.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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Few people would consider a career as a regional, impersonator-style vocalist to be worthwhile; even fewer would, having attained such a career, try to make themselves into something more than a novelty act.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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