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Cantor

Definition: Cantor

Cantor

Noun

1. The musical director of a choir.

2. The official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "cantor" was first used: 1538. (references)

Etymology: Cantor \Can"tor\, noun. [Latin expression, singer, from caner to sing.]. (references)


Specialty Definition: Cantor

DomainDefinition

Computing

Cantor 1. A mathematician. Cantor devised the diagonal proof of the uncountability of the real numbers: Given a function, f, from the natural numbers to the real numbers, consider the real number r whose binary expansion is given as follows: for each natural number i, r's i-th digit is the complement of the i-th digit of f(i). Thus, since r and f(i) differ in their i-th digits, r differs from any value taken by f. Therefore, f is not surjective (there are values of its result type which it cannot return). Consequently, no function from the natural numbers to the reals is surjective. A further theorem dependent on the axiom of choice turns this result into the statement that the reals are uncountable. This is just a special case of a diagonal proof that a function from a set to its power set cannot be surjective: Let f be a function from a set S to its power set, P(S) and let U = x in S: x not in f(x). Now, observe that any x in U is not in f(x), so U != f(x); and any x not in U is in f(x), so U != f(x): whence U is not in f(x) : x in S. But U is in P(S). Therefore, no function from a set to its power-set can be surjective. 2. An object-oriented language with fine-grained concurrency. [Athas, Caltech 1987. "Multicomputers: Message Passing Concurrent Computers", W. Athas et al, Computer 21(8):9-24 (Aug 1988)]. (1997-03-14). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Occupations

Chants and reads portions of ritual during religious services, and directs congregants in musical activities: Arranges musical portion of religious services in consultation with leader of congregation. Chants or recites religious texts during worship services or other observances and trains and leads congregants in musical responses. May create variations of traditional music or compose music for services. May train and direct choir or teach vocal music to youth or other groups of congregants. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Cantor

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The word Cantor can mean more than one thing:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cantor."

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Synonyms: Cantor

Synonyms: choirmaster (n), hazan (n), precentor (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Cantor

English words defined with "cantor": Cantoral, Cantoral staff, Cantoris. (references)
Etymologies containing "cantor": Cantoris. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Cantor" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (actor, cantor, eulogist, poet, precentor, singer), Portuguese (artiste, singer, songster, vocalist), Romanian (Cantor, parish clerk), Spanish (Cantor, chanter, minstrel, singer), Welsh (singer).

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Modern Usage: Cantor

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Si se calla el cantor (1973)

El Cantor enamorado (1969)

Cri Cri el grillito cantor (1963)

O Cantor e a Bailarina (1960)

El Cantor de México (1956)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Cantor

DomainTitle

Books

  • On Top of The World: Cantor Fitzgerald and 9/11: A Story of Loss and Renewal (reference)

  • Rodin's Art: The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collection at Stanford University (reference)

  • Satan, Cantor, and Infinity: And Other Mind-Boggling Puzzles (reference)

  • Banjo Eyes: Eddie Cantor and the Birth of Modern Stardom (reference)

  • Eddie Cantor Radio Show (3 Compact Discs) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  • Monteverdi - Il Ballo delle Ingrate · La Sestina / Mellon · Laurens · Reinhart · Feldman · Visse · Laplénie · Cantor · Les Arts Florissants · Christie (reference)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Cantor

Illustrations:
Cantor

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Photo Album: Cantor

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

W. & J. Sloane National Art Week, 5th Ave. & 47th St., New York City. Rehn Galleries, "Gertrude", by Morris Cantor. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Cantor

"Cantor" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 53.13% of the time. "Cantor" is used about 32 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)53.13%1785,106
Noun (singular)43.75%1493,893
Noun (common)3.13%1339,140
                    Total100.00%32N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Cantor

The following table summarizes the usage of "cantor" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
CantorLast name2,0006,881
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Cantor

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "cantor": Cantor-type.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cantor

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cantor fitzgerald

156

actor cantor

6

cantor

93

belo cantor

5

eddie cantor

58

cantor colburn

5

cantor eddie song theme

49

cantor ida

5

georg cantor

29

cantor eddie song

4

cantor mrs

22

cantor center health iris womens

4

cantor daniel

20

cantor set

4

eric cantor

14

cantor deli

4

george cantor

13

cantor titi

4

cantor carlos roberto

11

cantor leonardo sertanejo vida

4

cantor leonardo

8

arts cantor center

4

cantor eddie sweetheart

8

benedict cantor david

3

andres cantor

7

cantor nancy

3

cantor family

7

jay cantor

3

cantor index

7

cantor cantor goiano pádua

3

cantor museum

6

cantor cri cri el grillito

3

cantor lee

6

cantor tim

3

american cantor conference

6

assembly cantor

3

max cantor

6

cantor latino

3

cantor pecorella

6

cantor cristão

3

cantor fitz

3
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Modern Translation: Cantor

Language Translations for "cantor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

Drejtues Kori (chanter, precentor). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏قائد جوقة الترتيل, ‏الترتيل بالكنيسة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

Кантор, Солист ' Синагога. (various references)

   

Czech

  

Hlavní Zpìvák. (various references)

   

Danish

  

Cantorsonde (Cantor tube), fordelinger af Cantor typen (Cantor-type distributions). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

verdelingen volgens Cantor (Cantor-type distributions), sonde van Cantor (Cantor tube). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

اوازخوان مذهبی . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kanttori (precentor). (various references)

   

French

  

chantre. (various references)

   

German

  

Kantor (choirmaster, singer). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ψάλτησ, ρωτοψάλτησ. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

ַזן. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kántor (chanter, choir master, chorister, clerk). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

pemimpin nyanyi. (various references)

   

Italian

  

Cantore (singer). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

antorcay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

eclesiástico que dirige o coro. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

Cantor (parish clerk), Dascãl (instructor, mentor, pedant, psalm reader, scholar, schoolmaster, teacher). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

Певчий-солист, Кантор, кантор. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

vođa u crkvenom horu (precentor), kantor (lector, precentor). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

chantre (precentor), Cantor De Sinagoga, Cantor De Catedral, Cantor (chanter, minstrel, singer), Cantante De Sinagoga, Cantante De Iglesia, Cantante De Catedral, Cantante (chanteuse, singer, songster, vocalists). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

Kantor (precentor). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

Koro Þefi, Kantor. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

Кантор, Співак-соліст, егент (Regent). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Cantor

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Sumerian3100 BCE-2500 BCE

gala. (various references)

Latin500 BCE-Modern

cantor, cantores, cantoresque, cantoribus, cantorum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Cantor

LanguageDateSource1 Chronicles Chapter 6, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai adelfoi autwn kat' oikouV patriwn autwn oi leuitai dedomenoi eiV pasan ergasian leitourgiaV skhnhV oikou tou qeou
Latin405VulgateHii vero sunt qui adsistebant cum filiis suis de filiis Caath Heman cantor filius Iohel filii Samuhel
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
Basic English1964OgdenAnd these are those who did this work, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman, who made melody, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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Matched Bible Translations: Cantor

Language1 Chronicles Chapter 6, Verse 33
CebuanoUg kini sila mao ang nagapadayon, ug ang ilang mga anak nga lalake. Sa mga anak nga lalake nga Coathnon, si Heman nga mag-aawit, anak nga lalake ni Joel, anak nga lalake ni Samuel;
CroatianNjihova braæa leviti bili su postavljeni za svu službu u svetom Prebivalištu, u Domu Božjem.
DanishDe, som udførfe denne Tjeneste, og deres Sønner var følgende: Af Hehatiterne Sangeren Heman, en Søn af Joel, en Søn af Samuel,
DutchDezen nu zijn ze, die daar stonden met hun zonen; van de zonen der Kahathieten, Heman de zanger, de zoon van Joel, den zoon van Samuel,
FinnishJa nämä ovat ne, jotka palvelivat, ja nämä heidän poikansa: Kehatilaisia: Heeman, veisaaja, Jooelin poika, joka oli Samuelin poika,
FrenchVoici ceux qui officiaient avec leurs fils. -D`entre les fils des Kehathites: Héman, le chantre, fils de Joël, fils de Samuel,
GermanUnd dies sind sie, die da standen, und ihre Kinder: Von den Kindern Kahaths war Heman, der Sänger, der Sohn Joels, des Sohnes Samuel;
Haitian CreoleMen non sanba yo ak tout fanmi yo: Nan fanmi Keyat la te gen Eyman premye sanba, ki te pitit Joèl, ki li menm te pitit Samyèl,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariGaris silsilah orang-orang yang diberi tugas itu adalah sebagai berikut: Dari kaum Kehat: Heman anak Yoel. Ia pemimpin kelompok penyanyi yang pertama. Garis silsilahnya dari bawah ke atas sampai kepada Yakub ialah: Heman, Yoel, Samuel,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka mereka itulah yang berdiri di sana serta dengan anak-anaknya laki-laki, yaitu dari pada bani Kehati adalah Heman, yang biduan, dan ialah anak Yoel, anak Semuel,
Korean직 무 를 행 하 " 자 와 그 아 " " 이 이 러 하 니 그 핫 의 자 손 중 에 헤 만 은 찬 송 하 " 자 라 " " 엘 의 아 " 이 ", " 엘 은 사 무 엘 의 아 " 이 ",
MaoriNa ko te hunga tenei i tuturu, me a ratou tama. No nga tama a nga Kohati; ko Hemana, he kaiwaiata, he tama na Hoera, tama a Hamuera,
Norwegiandette var de som stod der med sine sønner: Av kahatittenes sønner: sangeren Heman, sønn av Joel, sønn av Samuel,
PortugueseSão estes: pois, os que ali estavam com seus filhos: dos filhos dos coatitas, Hemã, o cantor, filho de Joel, filho de Samuel,   
RumanianIatq cei ce slujeau cu fiii lor. Dintre fiii Chehatiyilor: Heman, ckntqreyul, fiul lui Ioel, fiul lui Samuel,
SpanishÉstos y sus hijos son los que ejercían su servicio. Entre los hijos de Cohat: el cantor Hemán hijo de Joel, hijo de Samuel,
SwedishDessa voro de som så tjänstgjorde, och dessa voro deras söner: Av kehatiternas barn: Heman, sångaren, son till Joel, son till Samuel,

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Cantor

Derivations

Words beginning with "cantor": cantorial, cantors. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Cantor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Antro, Antur, Canbord, cancor, canfor, Canfora, cankor, canor, cansor, cantara, cantii, cantoo, cantoor, cantop, Cantore, Cantuar, Cantyre, Canuto, catori, catur, cenlor, cenor, centor, Centore, centr, centro, Chatoor, cinco, Cinto, Cintura, citor, conto, contor, contory, cuanto, cunto, kantor, Kantorei, Kanyoro, Kontur, Nantmor, santor. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Cantor"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "cantor" (pronounced ka"nter)
5k a" n t ercanter.
4-a" n t erenchanter, banter, grantor, planter.
3-n t erencounter, enter, blunter, carpenter, center, centre, counter, covenanter, discounter, dissenter, epicenter, experimenter, fainter, headhunter, Hunter, inventor, mentor, Midwinter, Minter, multicenter, overwinter, painter, pointer, presenter, printer, punter, reenter, renter, saunter, splinter, sprinter, Stentor, Supercenter, tormentor, Venter, winter.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Cantor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: carton, contra, craton.

Words within the letters "a-c-n-o-r-t"

-1 letter: acorn, actor, canto, cotan, narco, octan, racon, taroc, trona.

-2 letters: arco, cant, carn, cart, coat, corn, narc, nota, orca, rant, rato, roan, rota, taco, tarn, taro, tora, torc, torn.

-3 letters: act, ant, arc, art, can, car, cat, con, cor, cot, nor, not, oar, oat, oca, ora, orc, ort, ran, rat, roc, rot, tan.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-n-o-r-t"
 

+1 letter: cantors, carotin, cartons, cartoon, chantor, contras, coranto, courant, cratons, enactor.

 

+2 letters: accentor, acrodont, ancestor, anchoret, anoretic, anorthic, antirock, calutron, carotene, carotins, carrotin, cartoned, cartoons, cartoony, caryotin, chantors, cilantro, colorant, congrats, contract, contrail, contrary, contrast, coparent, copatron, corantos, coronate, corybant, courante, couranto, courants, cratonic, creation, enactors, enactory, fraction, monocrat, narcotic, nonactor, octonary, ostracon, outrance, portance, raincoat, reaction, romantic, tornadic, traction, turncoat.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern 		5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Usage Frequency 		9. Names: Frequency
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern 		13. Translations: Ancient
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes 		17. Anagrams
18. Bibliography


  

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