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chorister

cho·ris·ter

UK/ˈkɒɹɪstə(ɹ)/ US/ˈkɔɹɪstɚ/ uncommon us

noun

1.

a singer in a choir

Origin

Derived from late Middle English queristre, from an Anglo-Norman variant of Old French cueriste, from cuer (see Middle French cuer). Equivalent to choir + -ster.

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