choirmaster

English

Etymology

From choir +‎ master, a calque of German Chormeister.

Noun

choirmaster (plural choirmasters)

1. the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

Synonyms

• chorusmaster
• chorister (second meaning)
• choir conductor
• choir leader
• leader of the choir

Translations

the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal

Belarusian: хорма́йстар m (xormájstar) Bulgarian: хорма́йстор m (hormájstor) Dutch: koordirigent m Esperanto: ĥorestro, korusestro Faroese: kórleiðari m Finnish: kuoronjohtaja (fi) French: chef de chœur (fr) m, cantor (fr) m German: Chormeister m, Chormeisterin f, Chorleiter (de) m, Chorleiterin (de) f, Chordirektor m, Chordirektorin f Greek: μαέστρος (el) m or f (maéstros) Hungarian: karvezető (hu), karnagy (hu) Irish: stiúrthóir cóir m Khiamniungan Naga: tsúitāipāu Polish: chórmistrz (pl) m Russian: хорме́йстер (ru) m (xorméjster), ре́гент (ru) m (régent) Ukrainian: хорме́йстер m (xorméjster), хорма́йстер m (xormájster) Welsh: côr-feistr m