Meanings
plural choirmasters
- The musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal.
Synonyms: chorusmaster, chorister, choir conductor, choir leader, leader of the choir
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal.
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Origin
- GermanChormeister
- Englishchoirmaster
From choir + master, a calque of German Chormeister. Piecewise doublet of chorusmaster.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian хорма́йстор
- хорма́йстор (hormájstor)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Dutch koordirigent
- koordirigentthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Esperanto ĥorestro, korusestro
- ĥorestrothe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- korusestrothe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Finnish kuoronjohtaja
- kuoronjohtajathe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
French chef de chœur, cantor
- chef de chœurthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- cantorthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
German Chormeister, Chormeisterin
- Chormeisterthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- Chormeisterinthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- Chorleiterthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- Chorleiterinthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- Chordirektorthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- Chordirektorinthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Greek μαέστρος
- μαέστρος (maéstros)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Hungarian karvezető, karnagy
- karvezetőthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- karnagythe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Irish stiúrthóir cóir
- stiúrthóir cóirthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Polish chórmistrz
- chórmistrzthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Russian хорме́йстер, ре́гент
- хорме́йстер (xorméjster)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- ре́гент (régent)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Swedish kormästare
- kormästarethe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Ukrainian хорме́йстер, хорма́йстер
- хорме́йстер (xorméjster)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
- хорма́йстер (xormájster)the musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Welsh côr-feistr
- côr-feistrthe musical director of a choir, who conducts performances and supervises rehearsal
Cite this entry
choirmaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choirmaster
“choirmaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choirmaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “choirmaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/choirmaster.
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