cantor

[kan-ter, -tawr] / ˈkæn tər, -tɔr /

NOUN

church leader

Synonyms

STRONG

chanter hazan leader precentor singer soloist vocalist

Example Sentences

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With missal propped upon his helm For him no drowsy chantor pleads; But blackbirds in the darkening elm Sing plain-song, and the Abbey meads Retell their daisy-beads.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir