CHORISTERS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Chorister

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English queristre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French cueriste, from quer (see choir). The change in the first syllable in the 16th century was due to association with obsolete chorist ‘member of a choir or chorus’, but the older form quirister long survived

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkɒrɪstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a member of a choir, especially a choirboy or choirgirl.

Short Definition:

member of choir

Definition:

a person who leads the singing of a church choir or congregation.

Short Definition:

person who leads singing of church choir or congregation

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