choirmaster

[ kwahyuhr-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈkwaɪərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

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noun

the director of a choir.

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Origin of choirmaster

First recorded in 1855–60; choir + master

Words nearby choirmaster

choice, choir, choirboy, choirgirl, choir loft, choirmaster, choir school, Choiseul, choke, choke back, chokeberry

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How to use choirmaster in a sentence

The little training you had from that choirmaster won't account for the wonderful accent and ease with which you sing.
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
During this forty years, besides teaching he was the parish organist and choirmaster.
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton
The terrier moaned without, and Jack thought no boy's voice could be worth listening to after that of the choirmaster.
Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories|Juliana Horatio Ewing
The choirmaster's hands flashed hither and thither, controlling, inspiring, directing.
Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories|Juliana Horatio Ewing

Hence the absolute necessity of the choirmaster being a voice specialist.
Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens

British Dictionary definitions for choirmaster

choirmaster

/ (ˈkwaɪəˌmɑːstə) /

noun

a person who trains, leads, or conducts a choir

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