About The Word Cantor
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What's The Definition Of Cantor?
[n] the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
[n] the musical director of a choir Synonyms | Synonyms for Cantor: choirmaster | hazan | precentor Related Terms | Find terms related to Cantor: alto | aria singer | baal kore | baritenor | baritone | bass | basso | basso buffo | basso cantante | basso profundo | blues singer | canary | cantatrice | caroler | chanter | chantress | chief rabbi | choir chaplain | choirmaster | choral director | chorister | coloratura soprano | comic bass | contralto | countertenor | crooner | deep bass | diva | dramatic soprano | Heldentenor | heroic tenor | high priest | hymner | improvisator | kohen | lead singer | Levite | lieder singer | Meistersinger | melodist | mezzo-soprano | minister of music | opera singer | precentor | priest | prima donna | psalm singer | rabbi | rabbin | rock-and-roll singer | scribe | singer | singstress | songbird | songster | songstress | soprano | tenor | torch singer | vocalist | vocalizer | voice | warbler | yodeler See Also | musician | spiritual leader Cantor In Webster's Dictionary \Can"tor\, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.]
A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. --Milman.
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