chorister (A singer in a choir

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• chorister — /ˈkɒrəstə / (say koruhstuh) noun 1. a singer in a choir. 2. a male singer in a church choir; a choirboy. {Medieval Latin chorista chorister + er1; replacing Middle English queristre, from Anglo French, from quer choir} …  

• chorister — /kawr euh steuhr, kor /, n. 1. a singer in a choir. 2. a choirboy. 3. a choir leader. [1325 75; < ML chorist(a) singer in a choir + ER1; r. ME queristre < AF, equiv. to quer CHOIR + istre IST] * * * …   Universalium

• chorister — noun a) A singer in a choir None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough. b) A director or leader of a choral group. Jane was the chorister of her congregations choir, and that occupied much of her time on the… …   Wiktionary

• chorister — noun Etymology: Middle English querister, from Anglo French cueristre, from Medieval Latin chorista, from Latin chorus Date: 14th century 1. a singer in a choir; specifically choirboy 2. the leader of a church choir …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chorister — noun (C) a singer in a choir, especially a boy in a school choir that sings in a church …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chorister — chor•is•ter [[t]ˈkɔr ə stər, ˈkɒr [/t]] n. 1) mad a singer in a choir 2) mad choirboy 3) mad choirmaster • Etymology: 1325–75; ME queristre < AF quer choir …   From formal English to slang

• chorister — chor·is·ter || kÉ’rɪstÉ™ n. singer in a choir, chorist …   English contemporary dictionary

• chorister — [kôr′is tər] n. [altered (infl. by CHORUS) < ME querister, prob. via Anglo Norm * cueristre < ML(Ec) querista < chorus, choir < L: see CHORUS] 1. a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer ☆ 2. one who leads the singing in church of a… …   English World dictionary

• Chorister — Chor is*ter, n. [See {Chorus}.] 1. One of a choir; a singer in a chorus. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. One who leads a choir in church music. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• singer — n 1. vocalist, warbler, crooner, soloist, Inf. lead, choir member, choir boy, choir girl; chorus member, chorus boy, chorus girl, gleeclub member; chorister, precentor, chanter, hymner, caroler, church choir member, cantor; opera singer, diva,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• singer — Synonyms and related words: Heldentenor, Meistersinger, alto, aria singer, artist, artiste, balladeer, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso profundo, belly dancer, blues singer, burlesque queen, canary, cantatrice …   Moby Thesaurus