accentor
noun
- performer of the treble part in a chorus (as opposed to the incentor or succentor)
- songbird in the family Prunellidae
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.
- Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
- The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
- One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.