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Choirmaster

The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

📖 Definitions of "Choirmaster"

noun

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The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

🔄 Synonyms of "Choirmaster"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cantornoun	singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
precentornoun	The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Choirmaster"

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Word	Definition
cantornoun	singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony
precentornoun	The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
organistnoun	A musician who plays the organ.
chorusmasternoun	choirmaster
director of musicnoun	One who is in charge of any musical aspects of an institution's function; often a choir.
chapelmasternoun	A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.
choirmannoun	A male chorister (in a church choir)
kapellmeisternoun	(music) A leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
secular	Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
bandmasternoun	(music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band.
choir organnoun	(music) One of the departments of a cathedral organ, standing behind the great organ, having its tones less powerful, and more suited to accompanying the voice.
choir schoolnoun	(music) A school, attached to a cathedral or abbey, that provides education to its choristers
vicar-choralnoun	(Christianity) An assistant, whether cleric or lay, at an English cathedral, especially in connection with the music.
conductorshipnoun	The position of conductor of an orchestra.
vicar choralnoun	(UK) Synonym of lay clerk in certain choirs.
intendantnoun	A governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China.
chancel organnoun	(music) A division of a pipe organ for accompanying a choir.
choirnoun	A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
cantoratenoun	The office of a cantor
chantershipnoun	The office or position of chanter; precentorship.