(n.) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also the chanter or master of the choir.
(n.) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Rev Lucy Winkett, 46, rector of St James's Piccadilly, central London Before moving to St James's in 2010, Winkett was canon precentor at St Paul's Cathedral, where she survived open opposition when some worshippers refused to receive holy communion from her hand.