What does cantor in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cantor in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cantor in Portuguese.

The word cantor in Portuguese means singer, chantre, cantor, cantor, cantor, cantor, cantor, cantor, cantor de apoio, cantor de baladas, cantor de blues, cantor natalino, menino cantor, cantor sertanejo, cantor romântico, cantor popular, cantor de folk, cantor de jazz, rapper, cantor lírico, cantor popular, cantor de música popular, cantor de rap, cantor de rock, cantor de rock, cantor e compositor, cantor de canto à tirolesa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cantor

singer

substantivo masculino (aquele que canta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chantre, cantor

noun (for a church)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor

noun ([sb] who chants)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor

noun (singer)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor

noun (performer who records music) (artista que grava música)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor

adjective (who or that sings)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Jeanine Deckers was known as the Singing Nun.

cantor

noun ([sb] who sings)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Adam is a singer in a band.

cantor de apoio

noun (singer: supports main vocalist)

Os cantores de apoio estavam ótimos no concerto.
The backup singers were amazing at the concert.

cantor de baladas

noun (singer of ballads)

cantor de blues

noun (performer who sings blues music)

Muddy Waters is a well-known blues singer.

cantor natalino

noun (singer of Christmas songs)

menino cantor

noun (young male choral singer) (de coral)

Randy was a choirboy for seven years at his church.

cantor sertanejo

noun (sings country music)

She moved to Nashville to fulfill her dreams of becoming a country singer.

cantor romântico

noun (popular singer: big band sound, etc.)

Bing Crosby was one of the great crooners.

cantor popular

noun (vocalist who performs folk music)

Folk singers often accompany themselves on simple musical instruments, such as the guitar.

cantor de folk

noun (vocal performer of folk music)

cantor de jazz

noun (vocalist who sings jazz music)

Ella Fitzgerald was an amazing jazz singer.

rapper

noun (initialism (title, name: rap artist) (gíria, estrangeirismo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor lírico

noun (vocalist who performs opera) (cantor de ópera)

The opera singer would have preferred to sing Verdi rather than Wagner.

cantor popular

noun (abbr ([sb] who sings popular music) (que canta música popular)

Thousands gathered at the stadium to see the pop singer perform.

cantor de música popular

noun ([sb] who sings pop music) (alguém que canta música popular)

cantor de rap

noun (rap music performer)

Several rappers performed for the benefit concert.

cantor de rock

noun ([sb] who sings rock music)

When I was a kid my favorite rock singer was Robert Plant.

cantor de rock

noun (informal (rock singer)

cantor e compositor

noun ([sb]: composes, performs songs)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cantor de canto à tirolesa

noun (Austrian singer)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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