choirmaster

English

Etymology

choir +‎ master, a calque of German Chormeister.

Noun

choirmaster (plural choirmasters)

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

Synonyms

Translations

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

Dutch: koordirigent m
Faroese: kórleiðari m
French: chef de chœur (fr) m, cantor (fr) m
German: Chormeister m, Chorleiter (de) m, Chordirektor m

Hungarian: karvezető, karnagy (hu)
Irish: stiúrthóir cóir m
Russian: хорме́йстер (ru) m (xorméjster)

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