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cantor

[kan-ter, -tawr] / ˈkæn tər, -tɔr /


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They were performed at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and where he worked as a cantor for 27 years.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

They were also performed for the first time in 320 years at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and served as a cantor for 27 years.

From Barron's Nov. 17, 2025

Kane stars in the film opposite Jason Schwartzman, who plays Ben, a depressed cantor who befriends Carla, his childhood music teacher, as he prepares her for her bat mitzvah.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 2025

Born Sidney Liebowitz in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn, Lawrence was the son of a Jewish cantor who worked as a house painter.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

It was difficult, however, because to play Lotería we needed a caller, un cantor, and Papá had always been ours.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall



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