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Webster 1913 Edition


Chorister

Chor′is-ter

,
Noun.
[See
Chorus
.]
1.
One of a choir; a singer in a chorus.
Dryden.
2.
One who leads a choir in church music.
[U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Chorister

CHORISTER

, n.
1.
Literally, a singer; one of a choir; a singer in a concert.
2.
One who leads a choir in church music. This is the sense in the United States.

Definition 2024


chorister

chorister

English

Noun

chorister (plural choristers)

  1. A singer in a choir.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
    None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough.
  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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