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choirmaster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the musical director of a choir

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: precentor, cantor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musician

History

Etymology

From choir + master, a calque of German Chormeister. Piecewise doublet of chorusmaster.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: хорма́йстар (xormájstar) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Bulgarian: хорма́йстор (hormájstor) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Dutch: koordirigent — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Esperanto: ĥorestro — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Esperanto: korusestro — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Faroese: kórleiðari — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Finnish: kuoronjohtaja — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • French: chef de chœur — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • French: cantor — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chormeister — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chormeisterin — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chorleiter — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chorleiterin — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chordirektor — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • German: Chordirektorin — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Greek: μαέστρος (maéstros) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Hungarian: karvezető — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Hungarian: karnagy — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Irish: stiúrthóir cóir — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tsúitāipāu — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Polish: chórmistrz — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Russian: хорме́йстер (xorméjster) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Russian: ре́гент (régent) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Swedish: kormästare — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Ukrainian: хорме́йстер (xorméjster) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Ukrainian: хорма́йстер (xormájster) — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
  • Welsh: côr-feistr — the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal