cantor

UK
/ˈkæntə/
US
/ˈkæn.tɔr/

Translations

Cantornoun

cantor

cantors
pl
chantreDans le judaïsme et le christianisme, personne chargée de diriger les chants liturgiques.
The cantor chanted the traditional Kol Nidre at Yom Kippur.
Le chantre a chanté le Kol Nidre traditionnel à Yom Kippour.
Additional translations
hazzanTerme employé surtout dans le judaïsme.
Synonyms

Definitions

Cantornoun
A trained singer who leads prayer and chants in a Jewish synagogue; a hazzan.
The cantor chanted the traditional Kol Nidre at Yom Kippur.
A singer who leads the choir or congregation in the musical portions of a Christian church service.
The cathedral's cantor began the antiphon from the loft.