Coryphaeus

/ˌkɒrɪˈfiːəs/ noun

Definition

The leader of a chorus, especially in ancient Greek drama; a leader or spokesperson of a group.

Etymology

From Greek 'koryphaios' (leader of the chorus), from 'koryphe' (head/summit). In Greek theater, the coryphaeus spoke for the chorus and interacted with the actors.

Kelly Says

The LEADER of the Greek chorus! In ancient theater, this person bridged the gap between audience and actors — explaining, questioning, reacting! They were the original narrator, the first hype-person! 🎭🎤

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሪ
ARالعربية
رئيس الفريق
BNবাংলা
নেতা
CACatalà
corife
CSČeština
koriféus
DADansk
korifé
DEDeutsch
Vortänzer
ELΕλληνικά
κορυφαίος
ESEspañol
corife
FAفارسی
رهبر
FISuomi
korifeius
FRFrançais
coryphée
GUGU
નેતા
HAHA
jagora
HEעברית
מנהיג
HIहिन्दी
मुखिया
HUMagyar
kórifeus
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemimpin
IGIG
isi
ITItaliano
corifeo
JA日本語
指導者
KKKK
басшы
KMKM
មេដឹកនាំ
KO한국어
지도자
MRMR
नेता
MSBahasa Melayu
pemimpin
MYမြန်မာ
ခေါင်းဆောင်
NLNederlands
choregos
NONorsk
korifé
PAPA
ਨେਤਾ
PLPolski
koryfe
PTPortuguês
corife
RORomână
corigeu
RUРусский
хорифей
SVSvenska
korifé
SWKiswahili
kiongozi
TAதமிழ்
தலைவர்
TEతెలుగు
నేతృత్వ
THไทย
ผู้นำ
TLTL
lider
TRTürkçe
koro lideri
UKУкраїнська
хорифей
URاردو
سردار
VITiếng Việt
nhà lãnh đạo
YOYO
olórí
ZH中文
領舞者
ZUZU
umkhokheli

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