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noun
The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the musical director of a choir
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: choirmaster, cantor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musician
History
From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“to sing before”) + -or (“agent suffix”), from prae- + canĕre (“to sing”).
