choirmaster

[ kwahyuh r-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈkwaɪərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

the director of a choir.

Nearby words

choir loft, choir school, choir-boy, choirboy, choirgirl, choirmaster, choiseul, chokage, choke, choke back, choke chain

Origin of choirmaster

First recorded in 1855–60; choir + master

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Examples from the Web for choirmaster

The choirmaster squeezed his moist palms and wiped an anxious brow.
Unfinished Portraits|Jennette Lee
At the top of the stairs the choirmaster turned and waited for him.
Unfinished Portraits|Jennette Lee
As it was not very favourably received, he resigned his posts of chaplain and choirmaster.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
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

An organist and choirmaster was wanted, and the idea of putting a blind man up for the post was scouted as ludicrous.
The Strand Magazine - Vol. 1 - No. 6 - June 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for choirmaster

choirmaster

/ (ˈkwaɪəˌmɑːstə) /

noun

a person who trains, leads, or conducts a choir

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