chapelmaster

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noun

A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

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Meanings

nounchapelmaster (plural chapelmasters)

plural chapelmasters

  1. A director of music in a chapel, the musical director of a court and/or major church's choir and/or orchestra; often also a composer.

Origin

Compound of chapel + master.

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Translations

Bulgarian капелма́йстор
  • капелма́йстор (kapelmájstor)director of music in a chapel
Czech kapelník
  • kapelníkdirector of music in a chapel
Danish kapelmester
  • kapelmesterdirector of music in a chapel
Dutch kapelmeester
  • kapelmeesterdirector of music in a chapel
Finnish kuorokapellimestari, kuoronjohtaja
  • kuorokapellimestaridirector of music in a chapel
  • kuoronjohtajadirector of music in a chapel
  • kapellimestaridirector of music in a chapel
French maître de chapelle
  • maître de chapelledirector of music in a chapel
German Kapellmeister, Kapellmeisterin
  • Kapellmeisterdirector of music in a chapel
  • Kapellmeisterindirector of music in a chapel
Icelandic kapellumeistari
  • kapellumeistaridirector of music in a chapel
Italian maestro di cappella
  • maestro di cappelladirector of music in a chapel
Latvian kapelmeistars
  • kapelmeistarsdirector of music in a chapel
Lithuanian kapelmeisteris
  • kapelmeisterisdirector of music in a chapel
Norwegian Bokmål kapellmester
  • kapellmesterdirector of music in a chapel
Polish kapelmistrz
  • kapelmistrzdirector of music in a chapel
Russian капельме́йстер
  • капельме́йстер (kapelʹméjster)director of music in a chapel
Slovak kapelník
  • kapelníkdirector of music in a chapel
Spanish maestro de capilla
  • maestro de capilladirector of music in a chapel
Swedish kapellmästare
  • kapellmästaredirector of music in a chapel
Ukrainian капельме́йстер, капельма́йстер
  • капельме́йстер (kapelʹméjster)director of music in a chapel
  • капельма́йстер (kapelʹmájster)director of music in a chapel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chapelmaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapelmaster

MLA

“chapelmaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapelmaster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chapelmaster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chapelmaster.

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