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cantor

/ˈkæntə/

/ˈkæn.tɔr/

Cantornoun

cantor

cantors

Translations

The cantor led the congregation in song during the service.

Кантор вел собрание в песне во время службы.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

lead singer

Cantorproper noun

Definitions

A surname of German origin, notably borne by the mathematician Georg Cantor.

Georg Cantor developed set theory in the late nineteenth century.