chorister
/ˈkɔɹɪstɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "None of the new choristers can sing in tune but they will learn soon enough."
- "These be my querysters To helpe me to synge, My hawkes to mattens rynge!"
- "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."
- "And a Salisbury Cathedral chorister complained that after working late into Christmas Day, an absence of trains meant he and his brother would not be able to get home for "our proper Christmas" until the 27th."
- "Jane was the chorister of her congregation's choir, and that occupied much of her time on the weekends."
Etymology
Derived from late Middle English queristre, from an Anglo-Norman variant of Old French cueriste, from cuer (see Middle French cuer). Equivalent to choir + -ster.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹɪstɚ/
- British English: /ˈkɒɹɪstə(ɹ)/
Usage
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.