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Flag: gbEnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
nse 1a'> a portable chest with compartments for carrying bottles or for cooking and eating utensils
a flask for carrying liquids (as on a hike)
mess kit
British a chest for storing flatware
  • a bar at a military post or camp
    a general store at a military post exchange
    an establishment that serves as an informal social club (as for soldiers or a community's teenagers)
    a small cafeteria or snack bar
    • First Known Use
    1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
    History and Etymology
    French cantine bottle case, sutler's shop, from Italian cantina wine cellar, probably from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron tire — more at cant entry 4
    can​tor
    noun
    can·​tor
    ˈkan-tər

    Definition

    • a choir leader precentor
    • a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer
    Other Words
    • can​to​ri​al kan-ˈtȯr-ē-əl adjective
    First Known Use
    1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin, singer, from canere to sing
    cantor
    noun

    Synonyms

    First Known Use
    1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
    History and Etymology
    French cantine bottle case, sutler's shop, from Italian cantina wine cellar, probably from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron tire — more at cant entry 4
    can​tor
    noun
    can·​tor
    ˈkan-tər

    Definition

    • a choir leader precentor
    • a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer
    Other Words
    • can​to​ri​al kan-ˈtȯr-ē-əl adjective
    First Known Use
    1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin, singer, from canere to sing
    cantor
    noun

    Synonyms