cantor

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And now, for a lovely (UNINTELLIGIBLE), Phil, who has done a wonderful job this year and a lovely cantor, a fabulous cantor.

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  1. noun The Jewish religious official who leads the musical part of a service.
  2. noun The person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing; a precentor.

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  • And now, for a lovely (UNINTELLIGIBLE), Phil, who has done a wonderful job this year and a lovely cantor, a fabulous cantor. —  CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2007
  • Eric cantor is one of these fellows that you don't know nationally. —  CNN Transcript Aug 3, 2008
  • Right now, you are hearing Psalm 122 and the cantor is Marie Hodson (ph), and we'll listen to this for a while. —  CNN Transcript Jun 26, 2001
  • In some Orthodox communities, girls will have a ceremony that shows their learning or piety in a different way from boy. bimah The pulpit or platform at the front of the sanctuary in a synagogue. hazan, the cantor is a professional service leader. —  InterfaithFamily.com
  • (made Capellmeister in 1663), a sub-cantor, two ushers and six scholars. —  Joseph Haydn
 

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  1. Latin, singer, from canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin, a singer, from canere, sing: see cant, v.
 

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/ˈkæntər/
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