noun / verb
choir
KWYRE/ˈkwaɪər/
An organized group of singers.
The choir sings together in robes while following the conductor.
Etymology
Greek khoros named a group that danced and sang together. The collective singing sense survives in choir, especially for church singers; the Greek word’s deeper origin is uncertain.
In context
So you can play drums in a well organized uh in a well organized band and well organized choir.
More examples
- Our choir rehearses every Wednesday evening.
- The clergy sit in the choir beyond the nave.
- In the poem, the birds choir together at dawn.
Forms
choir · choirs · choired · choiring
chorister noun — A singer who belongs to a choir.