Precentor

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to
     sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.]
     A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:
     (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also
         the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook.
     (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and


         other churches.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  precentor
       n : the musical director of a choir [syn: {choirmaster}, {cantor}]