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choirmaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
choir-mas-ter
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal.

Etymology

From choir + master, a calque of German Chormeister. Piecewise doublet of chorusmaster.

Inflected Forms

choirmasters (plural)

Synonyms

chorusmaster chorister choir conductor choir leader leader of the choir precentor cantor

Questions

What does choirmaster mean?
The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal.
Where does choirmaster come from?
From choir + master, a calque of German Chormeister. Piecewise doublet of chorusmaster.

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