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accentor

noun

  1. performer of the treble part in a chorus (as opposed to the incentor or succentor)
  2. songbird in the family Prunellidae
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛntə/ / /əkˈsɛn.tɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.

  1. Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
  2. The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
  3. One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.