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cantor
1[kan-ter, -tawr]
noun
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
an official whose duty is to lead the singing in a cathedral or in a collegiate or parish church; a precentor.
Cantor
2[kan-ter, kahn-taw
noun
Eddie Edward Israel Iskovitz, 1892–1964, U.S. singer and entertainer.
Georg 1845–1918, German mathematician, born in Russia.
cantor
/ ˈæԳɔː /
noun
Also called: chazan.Judaism a man employed to lead synagogue services, esp to traditional modes and melodies
Christianity the leader of the singing in a church choir
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cantor1
Example Sentences
Laurence Harris and his wife Ruth, the longtime cantor, raced to Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center as embers started to rain down , attempting to rescue what they could.
Seven candles were lighted in honor of those who died, as well as first responders and others who helped to save victims; rabbis and cantors sang in Hebrew as the crowd held up battery-powered candles.
The first talking picture, “The Jazz Singer,” starred Al Jolson as a cantor’s son who wanted to go pop.
In Grades IV and V, they perform tests at a walk, trot, cantor and do lateral work.
Have you heard the one about the cantor who can’t sing and the retired music teacher who walk into a bar?
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