cantor, hazan
(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
choirmaster, precentor, cantor
(noun) the musical director of a choir
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cantor (plural cantors)
singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony.
A prayer leader in a Jewish service; a hazzan.
• Carnot, Carton, Catron, Contra, TRACON, carton, contra, contra-, corant, craton, tracon
Cantor (plural Cantors)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cantor is the 7500th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4441 individuals. Cantor is most common among White (69.58%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.93%) individuals.
• Carnot, Carton, Catron, Contra, TRACON, carton, contra, contra-, corant, craton, tracon
Source: Wiktionary
Can"tor, n. Etym: [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.]
Definition: A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor. The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. Milman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
