accentor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia

WordNet

Ac*cen"tor noun
Etymology
L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to sing.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader. Obs.
  2. (Zoöl.) A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.

Webster 1913