chorister

(kôris tər)

noun

  1. a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer
  2. ☆ one who leads the singing in church of a congregation or choir

Origin: altered (infl. by chorus) < ME querister, prob. via Anglo-Norm *cueristre < ML(Ec) querista < chorus, choir < L: see chorus

See chorister in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A singer in a choir, especially a choirboy or choirgirl.
  2. A leader of a choir.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English queristre

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman *cueristre

Origin: , from Medieval Latin chorista

Origin: , from chorus, chorus

Origin: , from Latin, choral dance; see chorus

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