cantor
noun [C] /ˈkæn.tɔːr/
/-tɔːr/ Definition
› an official of a Jewish synagogue (= religious building) who sings and leads prayersJudaism › someone who formally leads the singing in a Christian church choirSingers
(Definition of cantor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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