chorister

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒrɪstər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɔrəstɚ, ˈkɑr-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′ə stər, kor′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
chor•is•ter /ˈkɔrəstɚ, ˈkɑr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Music and Dancea singer in a choir.
See -chor-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
chor•is•ter  (kôr′ə stər, kor′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Music and Dancea singer in a choir.
  2. Music and Dancea choirboy.
  3. Music and Dancea choir leader.
  • Anglo-French, equivalent. to quer choir + -istre -ist
  • Medieval Latin chorist(a) singer in a choir + -er1; replacing Middle English queristre
  • 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
chorister / ˈkɒrɪstə/
  1. a singer in a choir, esp a choirboy
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin chorista
'chorister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chanter

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