chorister

noun

Definition of choristernext
as in cantor
a member of a choir

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Recent Examples of chorister Dior by Maria Grazia Chiuri dressed some choristers! — Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 Dancing and singing on the Pont des Arts, she was accompanied by the orchestra of the French Republican Guard and 36 choristers from the French Army. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 July 2024 French mega pop star Aya Nakamura, accompanied by the orchestra of the French Republican Guard and choristers from the French Army, performed her hit songs on the Pont des Arts in addition to classics from Charles Aznavour. — Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 26 July 2024 In many Christian congregations across the country, statement-making hats are as synonymous with Sunday mornings as robed choristers and gospel readings. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for chorister
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chorister
  1. cantor
  2. singer
  3. chanter
  4. vocalist
  5. songster
Noun
  • The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
    — Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
    — Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of cantor
Noun
  • But neither the long road to filming nor the exit of the group’s lead singer, Victor Willis, during preproduction deterred the producer.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Here's everything to know about Henry Junior Chalhoub and his relationship with the singer.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of singer
Noun
  • On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
    — Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
    — Lucia Ruan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2023
Definition of chanter
Noun
  • It should also be noted that Hinds is the vocalist on a plethora of Mastodon songs.
    — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Bobby Rush Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The unparalleled blues guitarist/vocalist, now in his 80s, recently published his autobiography.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of vocalist
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    — Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Definition of songster

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