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chorister definition

chor·is·ter (kôr′is tər)

noun

  1. a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer
  2. ☆ one who leads the singing in church of a congregation or choir

Etymology: altered (infl. by chorus) < ME querister, prob. via Anglo-Norm *cueristre < ML(Ec) querista < chorus, choir < L: see chorus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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