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chorister

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cho·ris·ter  (kôr-str, kr-, kr-)
n.
1. A singer in a choir, especially a choirboy or choirgirl.
2. A leader of a choir.

[Middle English queristre, from Anglo-Norman *cueristre, from Medieval Latin chorista, from chorus, chorus, from Latin, choral dance; see chorus.]

chorister [ˈkɒrɪstə]
n
(Music, other) a singer in a choir, esp a choirboy
[from Medieval Latin chorista]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chorister - a singer in a choir
choir - a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
choirboy - a boy who sings in a choir
singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
Translations
chorister [ˈkɒrɪstəʳ] Ncorista mf (US) → director(a) m/f de un coro

chorister [ˈkɒrɪstər] nchoriste mf

chorister
n(Kirchen)chormitglied nt; (= boy)Chorknabe m

chorister [ˈkɒrɪstəʳ] n (Rel) → corista m/f

chorister
n chorister [ˈkoristə]
a member of a (church) choir, especially a boy. koorsinger مُنشد، مُرتل في جَوْقَه хорист chórista kirkesanger; kordreng der/die Chorsänger(in) χορωδός corista kooripoiss عضو گروه هم سرایان kuoropoika, kuorolaulaja choriste נָער מַקהֵלָה समवेतगान मण्डली का एक सदस्य korski pjevač karénekes anggota koor (kirkju)kórsöngvari corista 聖歌隊員 (소년) 성가대원 choristas korists ahli koir koorknaap korsanger/-gutt chórzysta menino do coro corist певчий chórista zborovski pevec član hora korgosse, korsångare สมาชิกประสานเสียงหมู่ koro şarkıcısı 唱詩班或合唱團成員 хорист طائفے کا گویا thành viên của dàn đồng ca


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He perceived in the tavern a pert boy between twelve and fifteen years of age whom he fancied he had seen not twenty minutes before under the guise of a chorister.
"He only feels confident that you will do it," said Dorothea, in a voice as clear and unhesitating as that of a young chorister chanting a credo, "because you mean to enter Parliament as a member who cares for the improvement of the people, and one of the first things to be made better is the state of the land and the laborers.
You know now, don't you, that even a poor monotonous chorister and grinder of music--in his niche--may be troubled with some stray sort of ambition, aspiration, restlessness, dissatisfaction, what shall we call it?
 
 
 
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