'Cantor' definitions:
Definition of 'cantor'
(from WordNet)
noun
The musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster, precentor, cantor]
noun
The official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
Definition of 'Cantor'
From: GCIDE
- Cantor \Can"tor\, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.] A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor. [1913 Webster]
- The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. --Milman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cantor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alto,
- aria singer,
- baal kore,
- baritenor,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso,
- basso buffo,
- basso cantante,
- basso profundo,
- blues singer,
- canary,
- cantatrice,
- caroler,
- chanter,
- chantress,
- chief rabbi,
- choir chaplain,
- choirmaster,
- choral director,
- chorister,
- coloratura soprano,
- comic bass,
- contralto,
- countertenor,
- crooner,
- deep bass,
- diva,
- dramatic soprano,
- Heldentenor,
- heroic tenor,
- high priest,
- hymner,
- improvisator,
- kohen,
- lead singer,
- Levite,
- lieder singer,
- Meistersinger,
- melodist,
- mezzo-soprano,
- minister of music,
- opera singer,
- precentor,
- priest,
- prima donna,
- psalm singer,
- rabbi,
- rabbin,
- rock-and-roll singer,
- scribe,
- singer,
- singstress,
- songbird,
- songster,
- songstress,
- soprano,
- tenor,
- torch singer,
- vocalist,
- vocalizer,
- voice,
- warbler,
- yodeler