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cantor (noun) -
1: a choir leader : precentor
2: a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : The cantor is, after the rabbi, the most important figure in a Jewish worship service. A cantor not only must possess an excellent singing voice but also must know by heart long passages of Hebrew. Cantors such as Jan Peerce and Richard Tucker became international opera stars. The comedian and singer Edward Israel Iskowitz renamed himself Eddie Cantor for his original profession and became enormously popular on stage, screen, radio, and television for over 40 years. The word was first used in 1552.
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