Bible Dictionaries
Precentor

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A leader of a choir; a directing singer.

(2):

(n.) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.

(3):

(n.) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; - called also the chanter or master of the choir.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Precentor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/precentor.html. 1828.