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chazan

or chaz·zan

[Sephardic Hebrew khah-zahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English khah-zuh n]
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noun, plural cha·zan·im [Sephardic Hebrew khah-zah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zaw-nim] /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ zɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈzɔ nɪm/, English cha·zans [khah-zuh nz] /ˈxɑ zənz/. Hebrew.
  1. hazan.
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Historical Examples

  • "I'll let the Chazan (cantor) know he must read to-morrow, as usual," he said conclusively.

    Ghetto Tragedies

    Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for chazan

chazan

hazan or hazzan

noun plural chazanim (xazaˈnim, English hɑːˈzɔːniːm) or English chazans
  1. a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor
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