chorister

[ kawr-uh-ster, kor- ]
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noun
  1. a singer in a choir.

  2. a choirboy.

  1. a choir leader.

Origin of chorister

1
1325–75; <Medieval Latin chorist(a) singer in a choir + -er1; replacing Middle English queristre<Anglo-French, equivalent to querchoir + -istre-ist

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chorister

/ (ˈkɒrɪstə) /


noun
  1. a singer in a choir, esp a choirboy

Origin of chorister

1
C14: from Medieval Latin chorista

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