cantor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the musical director of a choir
    choirmaster; precentor.
  2. noun the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
    hazan.

WordNet

Can"tor noun
Etymology
L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.
Definitions
  1. A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.
    The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. Milman.

Webster 1913