Definition
A singer; one who chants or sings, particularly in a religious or formal context; a cantor.
Etymology
From Old French 'chanteor,' from Latin 'cantor' (singer), derived from 'cantare' (to sing). This is essentially the same root as 'cantor' but with French pronunciation influence.
Kelly Says
This is a medieval version of 'cantor'—you can see how the same Latin word evolved differently depending on whether it went through French or stayed more Latin, creating multiple English words from one root!
Translations
CSČeština
zpěvák
z-pe-va-k
ELΕλληνικά
τραγουδιστής
tra-gou-dis-tis
ESEspañol
cantador
kan-ta-dor
FAفارسی
خواننده
kho-an-nde
FISuomi
laulaja
lau-la-ja
FRFrançais
chanteur
shan-te-ur
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyanyi
pen-ya-nyi
IGIG
onye egwu
o-nye eg-wu
ITItaliano
cantatore
kan-ta-to-re
MSBahasa Melayu
penyanyi
pen-ya-nyi
MYမြန်မာ
သံတမန်
san-ta-man
NLNederlands
zanger
zan-ger
PLPolski
śpiewak
sh-piew-ak
PTPortuguês
cantor
kan-tor
RORomână
cântăreț
kan-ta-re-ț
RUРусский
певень
pye-ven'
SVSvenska
sångare
song-a-re
SWKiswahili
mwimbaji
m-wi-m-ba-ji
TAதமிழ்
பாடகர்
pa-da-ka-r
TEతెలుగు
గాయకుడు
ga-ya-ku-du
TLTL
mang-aawit
man-ga-aw-it
TRTürkçe
şarkıcı
shar-ki-ci
UKУкраїнська
співак
s-piv-ak