cantor

Meaning of cantor

noun
  1. an official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue.
  2. (in formal Christian worship) a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation respond.

mid 16th century: from Latin, ‘singer’, from canere ‘sing’.

Information about cantor

Hyphenation of cantor

can-tor

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • cantor is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cantor synonyms

Meaning choirmaster:

choirmaster, precentor

Meaning hazan:

hazan

Anagrams of cantor

Actron, Carnot, carton, Catron, contra, Cortan, craton

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