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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They were performed at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and where he worked as a cantor for 27 years.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
They were also performed for the first time in 320 years at the St Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach is buried and served as a cantor for 27 years.
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
A nivel celular, el cerebro de un pájaro cantor cuenta con una estructura, la cresta ventricular dorsal, similar al neocórtex de los mamíferos en función, aunque no en forma.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
“There’s a lot of joy and sadness,” said cantor Marcus Feldman, who oversees the musical department at Sinai Temple and sang at the event, which included performances in both Hebrew and English.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2023
Then he walked with the rabbi and cantor back to the altar and took out the Torah.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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