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- [kan-ter, -tawr]
- /ˈkæn tər, -tɔr/
- /ˈkæn.tɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-ter, -tawr]
- /ˈkæn tər, -tɔr/
Definitions of cantor word
- noun cantor a man employed to lead synagogue services, esp to traditional modes and melodies 3
- noun cantor the leader of the singing in a church choir 3
- noun cantor ˈGeˌorg (Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp) (ˈgeɪˌɔrk ) ; gāˈôrkˌ) 1845-1918; Ger. mathematician, born in Russia 3
- noun cantor a church choir leader; precentor 3
- noun cantor a singer of liturgical solos in a synagogue, who leads the congregation in prayer; hazan 3
- noun cantor Eddie (Edward Israel Iskovitz) 1892–1964, U.S. singer and entertainer. 1
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Origin of cantor
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; < Latin: singer, equivalent to can(ere) to sing + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Cantor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cantor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cantor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cantor
noun cantor
- singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
- leader — a person or thing that leads.
- precentor — a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
- hazan — a cantor of a synagogue.
- soloist — a person who performs a solo.
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