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Cantor

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkæntɔː(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
  3. A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan
    Judaism

Equivalents

Françaiscantor
DeutschKantorKantorinVorsängerVorsängerin
Portuguêscantor
13 more languages
العربيةقائد الفرقة الموسيقية في الكنيسة
Bosanskisoliš
Češtinakantor
Ελληνικάψάλτης
Suomiesilaulajaesilukijakanttori
עבריתחזן
Hrvatskisoliš
Magyarkántor
Bahasa Indonesiasolis
Italianocantore
Polskichazankantor
Српскиsoliš
Svenskakantor

Examples

“The cantor's place⟳ in church is on the right of the choir.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Cantor dust Cantor set Cantor-Bendixson theorem Cantor's theorem cantoral staff Cantoran

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