accentor
Meanings
noun
- Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock.
- The ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla.
- One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.
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Etymology
From Latin accentor (“one who sings with another”), from ad + cantor (“singer”), from canō (“sing”). Superficially accent + -or.
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