the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
an official whose duty is to lead the singing in a cathedral or in a collegiate or parish church; a precentor.
Eddie Edward Israel Iskovitz, 1892–1964, U.S. singer and entertainer.
Georg 1845–1918, German mathematician, born in Russia.
Also called: chazan. Judaism a man employed to lead synagogue services, esp to traditional modes and melodies
Christianity the leader of the singing in a church choir
1530–40; < Latin: singer, equivalent to can ( ere ) to sing + -tor -tor
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