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Meaning of Cantor | Babel Free

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

العربية قائد الفرقة الموسيقية في الكنيسة
Bosanski soliš
Čeština kantor
Deutsch Kantor Kantorin Vorsänger Vorsängerin
Ελληνικά ψάλτης
Suomi esilaulaja esilukija kanttori
Français cantor
עברית חזן
Hrvatski soliš
Magyar kántor
Bahasa Indonesia solis
Italiano cantore
Polski chazan kantor
Português cantor cantor
Српски soliš
Svenska kantor

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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