n.
Pronunciation: ˌ kän-t ə - ' tr ē -( ˌ )ch ā , ˌ kä n -t ə - ' tr ē s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -trices \ - ' tr ē -( ˌ )ch ā z, - ' tr ē s, - ' tr ē -s ə z \ or -tri · ci \ ˌ kän-t ə - ' tr ē -( ˌ )ch ē \
Etymology: Italian & French; French, from Italian, from Late Latin cantatric-, cantatrix, feminine of Latin cantator singer, from cantare
Date: 1801
: a woman who is a singer especially : an opera singer