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can·tor / ˈkantər/ • n. 1. an official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue. Also called hazzan. 2. (in formal Christian worship) a person who sings solo verses or passages to which the choir or congregation responds.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

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cantor XVI. — L., ‘singer’, f. canere, cant- (see CHANT, -OR 1).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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cantor.
1. The precentor or dir. of the mus. in a Ger. Protestant church (as J. S. Bach was at Thomaskirche, Leipzig).

2. The leading singer in a synagogue.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE

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Cantor (Heb., ḥazzan). One trained to lead the Jewish synagogue prayer service.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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