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Vinony

cantor

noun

  1. person who leads people in singing or sometimes in prayer
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkæntɔː(ɹ)/ / /ˈkæntə(ɹ)/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cantorbor. English cantor Borrowed from Latin cantor, agent noun from perfect passive participle cantus, from verb canere (“to sing”) + -or (“agent suffix”). Doublet of chanter.

  1. singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

    “The cantor's place in church is on the right of the choir.”

  2. A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan