different between choral vs chorister

English

Etymology 1

Late Latin choralis, from Latin chorus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: kô?r?l, IPA^(key): /?k????l/
• (US) enPR: kôr??l, IPA^(key): /?k???l/
• Rhymes: -????l

Adjective

choral (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.

   Palestrina wrote choral music for the Catholic church.

Translations

Etymology 2

See chorale. Hence, cognate with etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?-räl?, IPA^(key): /?k????l/
• Rhymes: -??l

Noun

choral (plural chorals)

1. Alternative form of chorale

Translations

Anagrams

• lorcha, orchal

French

Adjective

choral (feminine singular chorale, masculine plural choraux, feminine plural chorales)

1. choral

Related terms

• chœur

Noun

choral m (plural choraux)

1. chorale

Further reading

• “choral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k???st?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k???st??/

Noun

chorister (plural choristers)

1. A singer in a choir.

2. A director or leader of a choral group.

Synonyms

• quirister

Translations

Anagrams

• herstoric, rhetorics, torchiers