Accentor

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É™kˈsÉ›ntÉ™/
• US IPA: /É™k.ˈsÉ›n.tÉš/

Origin

• From Latin accentor ("one who sings with another"), from ad + cantor ("singer"), from canō ("sing").
• accent + -or

Full definition of accentor

Noun

1. (zoology) Prunella, a genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
2. (music, obsolete) One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.

Anagrams

• concreta