répétiteur

American  

[rey-pey-ti-tur, rey-pey-tee-tœr] / ˌreɪ peɪ tɪˈtɜr, reɪ peɪ tiˈtœr /

Or repetiteur

noun

plural

répétiteurs, repetiteurs

1. a vocal coach of an opera singer or chorus.

2. a coach of a ballet dancer or corps.

   As répétiteur, she has staged the works of Ailey and Taylor.

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répétiteur British  

/ repetitøz, repetitœr /

noun

1. a member of an opera company who accompanies rehearsals on the piano and coaches the singers

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Other Word Forms

• répétiteuse noun

Etymology

Origin of répétiteur

First recorded in 1835–40; from French: “tutor, coach,” from Latin repetīt(us) (past participle of repetere to repeat ) + French -eur -eur

Example Sentences

Then she heard a knock on the door: Jaffe, along with Irina Kolpakova, the esteemed principal répétiteur at Ballet Theater, was there to tell her how beautiful her performance had been.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023

She had the best master in Paris, the best répétiteur; and the instructor who came to coach her in stage business declared that madame held the future in the hollow of her pretty palm.

From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James