Get to know Chorister better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like singer or vocalist.
Chorister meaning
- A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.
- A director or leader of a choral group.
Using Chorister
- The main meaning on this page is: A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir. | A director or leader of a choral group.
- Useful related words include: singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser.
- In the example corpus, chorister often appears in combinations such as: as chorister, chorister at.
Context around Chorister
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chorister
- In this selection, "chorister" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, serving, former, fellow, cresent, david and haydn stand out and add context to how "chorister" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fellow chorister and as a chorister. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chorister" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chorister
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While a chorister, Haydn had not received any systematic training in music theory and composition. (15 words)
Dies (1810, 89) One day, Haydn carried out a prank, snipping off the pigtail of a fellow chorister. (18 words)
Documents suggest that he first visited Rome in 1537, when he is listed as a chorister at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. (22 words)
In a new element to the coronation service, Charles highlighted the “Called to Serve” theme of the ceremony’s prayers when he was greeted by 14-year-old Samuel Strachan, the longest-serving chorister of the choir of the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace. (45 words)
Former chorister David Dearing said the procession lines the choir left the church in got 'a bit rowdy' once the group was out of public view, and it was 'game on to get out of there and go home'. (39 words)
Choirs are not boring – each chorister is a chameleon whose voice blends flawlessly with his/her teammates in order to create something beautiful for the amusement of their audience. (29 words)
Example sentences (9)
In a new element to the coronation service, Charles highlighted the “Called to Serve” theme of the ceremony’s prayers when he was greeted by 14-year-old Samuel Strachan, the longest-serving chorister of the choir of the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace.
Jordon Ovie, from Chorister Cresent in fell from a crane on a building site in Gillingham Gate Road, Chatham, in the early hours of Sunday, October 30.
Former chorister David Dearing said the procession lines the choir left the church in got 'a bit rowdy' once the group was out of public view, and it was 'game on to get out of there and go home'.
Choirs are not boring – each chorister is a chameleon whose voice blends flawlessly with his/her teammates in order to create something beautiful for the amusement of their audience.
Dies (1810, 89) One day, Haydn carried out a prank, snipping off the pigtail of a fellow chorister.
Documents suggest that he first visited Rome in 1537, when he is listed as a chorister at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica.
Haydn passed his audition with Reutter, and after several months of further training moved to Vienna (1740), where he worked for the next nine years as a chorister.
In his childhood he was a chorister at Saint Andrews Church ( Church of England ), London Road, Derby – 'the railwaymen's church' (demolished 1970).
While a chorister, Haydn had not received any systematic training in music theory and composition.
Common combinations with chorister
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as chorister 2×
- chorister at 2×