What does "precentor" mean?

The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.

What is a synonym for "precentor"?

Common synonyms include: acolyte, beadle, bellwether, cantor, choirmaster, clerk.

noun

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Noun

1
The person who leads songs or prayers in a cathedral, church, monastery, or synagogue and generally facilitates worship.
2
the musical director of a choir wordnet

From French précenteur, from Latin praecentor, from praecentus (“sung before”), from praecinō (“I sing before”).