1. 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; [syn: cantor, hazan]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hazan
n 1: 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 [syn: cantor, hazan]