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can·tor (kan′tər)

noun

  1. a church choir leader; precentor
  2. a singer of liturgical solos in a synagogue, who leads the congregation in prayer; hazan

Etymology: L, singer, poet, actor (in LL(Ec), precentor) < canere: see chant

Related Forms:

  • cantorial can·to′·rial (-tôr′ē əl) adjective
Cantor definition

Can·tor (kän′tôr′)

Cantor, Georg (Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp) (gā′ôrk′) 1845-1918; Ger. mathematician, born in Russia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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