choirmaster
noun
choir·mas·ter
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Definition of choirmaster
: the director of a choir
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British Library Lebedev was born in Yaroslavl Russia in 1749, the eldest son of a church choirmaster. — Karen Stapley, Quartz India, "Over 200 years ago, a Russian musician became a pioneer of Bengali theatre," 15 Aug. 2019 Image South African cultural traditions collided head on with modern sensibilities recently when a choirmaster in the Eastern Cape region had teenage schoolgirls give a seminude traditional performance that was widely shared on social media. — Alan Cowell, New York Times, "Seminude School Performance Sparks Debate About Tradition in South Africa," 2 June 2018 The choirmaster is Steve Mitchell, who is the director of choral music at Kingswood Oxford school. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Christmas Carol Sing At UConn Hartford Campus," 14 Dec. 2017 But no one at the school ever notified authorities, and the choirmaster went to work at another school. — Washington Post, "Pace of therapist probe angers boarding school abuse victims," 1 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'choirmaster.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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choirmaster
noun
English Language Learners Definition of choirmaster
: the director of a choir
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