Kantor

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1. : a choir leader : precentor. 2. : a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer.

In Judaism, a cantor is a trained vocalist and member of the clergy who leads the congregation in song and prayer, teaches music to both children and adults, and officiates major life cycle events.

male singer From Latin cantor (“male singer”), cantōrem.

2. [ d'étudiants] students' rag procession.

a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise.

(b) (i) Call and Response: A piece of music for a cantor (leader) and chorus. Antiphonal singing of solo singer answered by a chorus (group). Sometimes the part of the cantor is exactly responded to by the chorus.

Today, there are more female cantors than male in liberal North American congregations.

Jewish women singers turned their talents toward liturgical music in many performance venues and were often recorded and heard on radio. These women came to be called the “Khazantes,” or women who straightforwardly sang cantorial music outside of the synagogue.

Synonyms of cantor (noun church leader) chanter. hazan. leader. precentor.

In French, “my friend” in the masculine form is “mon ami” (pronounced mohn-amee). The feminine form of “my friend” is also “mon amie”. The “mon” in the feminine form is a kind of liaison. They are pronounced the exact same!

Mon ami (or mon amie in the feminine) means “my friend.” If there's a French character in an American movie, they basically have to say it at some point. Like in this scene of Beauty and the Beast.