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n. the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
Word Usage
"During the tour, Tucker got to know many Jewish actors in London, and took pleasure, at a Palladium benefit for the Lying-in Hospital, in singing "Bluebird, Where Are You," in her words, "as a hazan would.""