répétiteur

American  

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

Or repetiteur

noun

répétiteurs, plural repetiteurs plural

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

Derived Forms

• répétiteuse
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• repetiteurs
  plural
• répétiteurs
  plural

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

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répétiteur repetiteurs répétiteurs

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

For decades it was common for special coaches, known as repetiteurs, to be employed on revivals of classic Broadway musicals to reproduce something like the original choreography.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2015

Women are often the teachers at those schools, and at many ballet companies, women play crucial roles as coaches and ballet mistresses and répétiteurs, grooming and passing on steps to new generations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2016