chorister
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Definition of chorister
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.
“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.”
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noun
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A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.
“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.”
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(US)A director or leader of a choral group.
“Jane was the chorister of her congregation's choir, and that occupied much of her time on the weekends.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
Words you can make from chorister
200+ playable · top: RHETORICS (14 pts)
Best play rhetorics 14 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
27 words- CHIRRES 12 pts
- CITHERS 12 pts
- COHEIRS 12 pts
- HECTORS 12 pts
- HEROICS 12 pts
- OSTRICH 12 pts
- RICHEST 12 pts
- ROCHETS 12 pts
- ROTCHES 12 pts
- TOCHERS 12 pts
- TORCHES 12 pts
- TROCHES 12 pts
- HERIOTS 10 pts
- HERITOR 10 pts
- HOISTER 10 pts
- HORSIER 10 pts
- RHETORS 10 pts
- SHORTER 10 pts
- SHORTIE 10 pts
- CIRROSE 9 pts
- CORRIES 9 pts
- CROSIER 9 pts
- EROTICS 9 pts
- ORRICES 9 pts
- RECTORS 9 pts
- RIOTERS 7 pts
- ROISTER 7 pts
6-letter words
69 words- CHERTS 11 pts
- CHIROS 11 pts
- CHIRRE 11 pts
- CHIRRS 11 pts
- CHOIRS 11 pts
- CHORES 11 pts
- CITHER 11 pts
- COHEIR 11 pts
- COSHER 11 pts
- ETHICS 11 pts
- HECTOR 11 pts
- HEROIC 11 pts
- ICHORS 11 pts
- ITCHES 11 pts
- OCHERS 11 pts
- OCHRES 11 pts
- ORCHIS 11 pts
- RHOTIC 11 pts
- RICHER 11 pts
- RICHES 11 pts
- ROCHET 11 pts
- ROTCHE 11 pts
- THORIC 11 pts
- THRICE 11 pts
- TOCHER 11 pts
- TROCHE 11 pts
- HERIOT 9 pts
- HIRERS 9 pts
- HORSIE 9 pts
- HORSTE 9 pts
- HOSIER 9 pts
- OTHERS 9 pts
- RESHOT 9 pts
- RHETOR 9 pts
- THEIRS 9 pts
- THROES 9 pts
- CESTOI 8 pts
- CITERS 8 pts
- CORERS 8 pts
- CORRIE 8 pts
- CORSET 8 pts
- COSIER 8 pts
- COSTER 8 pts
- CRIERS 8 pts
- CRORES 8 pts
- EROTIC 8 pts
- ESCORT 8 pts
- ORRICE 8 pts
- RECITS 8 pts
- RECTOR 8 pts
- RECTOS 8 pts
- RICERS 8 pts
- SCORER 8 pts
- SCOTER 8 pts
- SECTOR 8 pts
- STERIC 8 pts
- TORICS 8 pts
- TRICES 8 pts
- RESORT 6 pts
- RETROS 6 pts
- RIOTER 6 pts
- ROSIER 6 pts
- ROSTER 6 pts
- SORTER 6 pts
- SORTIE 6 pts
- STORER 6 pts
- TORIES 6 pts
- TRIERS 6 pts
- TRIOSE 6 pts
5-letter words
99 words- CHERT 10 pts
- CHEST 10 pts
- CHIRO 10 pts
- CHIRR 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- CHOIR 10 pts
- CHORE 10 pts
- CHOSE 10 pts
- ECHOS 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- ICHOR 10 pts
- OCHER 10 pts
- OCHES 10 pts
- OCHRE 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- ROTCH 10 pts
- SITCH 10 pts
- STICH 10 pts
- TECHS 10 pts
- TORCH 10 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HIRER 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HORST 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- ROSHI 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- SHIRR 8 pts
- SHIRT 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- SHORT 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- CEROS 7 pts
- CERTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- CORER 7 pts
- CORES 7 pts
- CORSE 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- CREST 7 pts
- CRIER 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- CRITS 7 pts
- CRORE 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- RECTO 7 pts
- RICER 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- SCORE 7 pts
- STOIC 7 pts
- TORCS 7 pts
- TORIC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- ORRIS 5 pts
- OSIER 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RETRO 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- RISER 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- ROSET 5 pts
- ROSTI 5 pts
- ROTES 5 pts
- ROTIS 5 pts
- SORER 5 pts
- STORE 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TIROS 5 pts
- TORES 5 pts
- TORRS 5 pts
- TORSE 5 pts
- TORSI 5 pts
- TRIER 5 pts
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