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Definition of cantor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cantor

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/ˈkæntɔː(r)/
 
/ˈkæntɔːr/
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  1. the person who leads the singing in a synagogue or in a church choir
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin, ‘singer’, from canere ‘sing’.
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