chazan

American

[khah-zahn, khah-zuhn] / xɑˈzɑn, ˈxɑ zən /

Or chazzan

noun

Hebrew.

hazan.

chazan British

/ ˈhɑːzən, xaˈzan /

noun

a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor

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He was speaking in a synagogue on Crosby Street on March 8, 1847, where he was the chazan, or prayer leader.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2010

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