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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cantor /ˈkantɔː, -tə/

▶noun

1 (in Jewish worship) an official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue.

2 (in formal Christian worship) a person who sings solo verses to which the choir or congregation respond.

– origin C16: from L., ‘singer’, from canere ‘sing’.

'cantor' also found in these Oxford entries:

accentor - cantorial - cantoris

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