chorister

noun
/ˈkɒɹɪstə(ɹ)/UK/ˈkɔɹɪstɚ/US/ˈkwɪɹɪstəɹ/

Etymology

Derived from late Middle English queristre, from an Anglo-Norman variant of Old French cueriste, from cuer (see Middle French cuer). Equivalent to choir + -ster.

  1. derived from queristre

Definitions

  1. A singer in a choir

    A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.

    • None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough.
    • These be my querysters To helpe me to synge, My hawkes to mattens rynge!
  2. A director or leader of a choral group.

    • Jane was the chorister of her congregation's choir, and that occupied much of her time on the weekends.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA