Difference between Cantor and Precentor

What is the difference between Cantor and Precentor?

Cantor as a noun is singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony while Precentor as a noun is the person who directs the music and choral services in a cathedral or in a monastery

Cantor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: singer, especially someone who takes a special role of singing or song leading at a ceremony

Precentor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the person who directs the music and choral services in a cathedral or in a monastery

We hope you now know whether to use Cantor or Precentor in your sentence.

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