Definition of choirman in English:
choirman
nounPlural choirmen ˈkwʌɪəmən
British A man who sings in a church or cathedral choir.
Example sentencesExamples
- Currently, The Grace Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys is comprised of 14 choirmen and 30 choristers.
- Indeed in the interval the choirmen were comparing plainsong with the monks’ psalters.
- The High Church ceremonial and the enthusiastic commitment of generations of choristers and choirmen provide a continual source of inspiration and the future is viewed with great enthusiasm.
- The choirman saw at once that something had happened, and he felt as many people feel when there is an accident.
- In the fourteenth century, the Bishop provided the choir with a proper income and built Vicars Close, a unique mediaeval street which still exists today housing all the organists and choirmen.
- All the choirmen and the headmaster were members of the school staff in line with Mr Amherst's original practice.
- Chapter Four opens with the choir depleted by major disruption caused by military call-up of choirmen.
- The senior choir stalls are misericords, hinged seats with a wooden block on which choirmen could sit during long sermons.
- The choirmen from Schola Deo Gracias sang a set and with us for two songs.
- My father, being the head choirman, was handed the cross off the altar.
- Across the Cathedral Green the Vicars’ Hall will be opening its doors where, unchanged since the 14th Century, the choirmen used to dine.
- As positions become available among the choirmen, the Music Office posts an ‘available position’ notice in the Cathedral website and local newspapers.
- At the age of 7, I joined the choir at Christchurch Priory where my late father was already a choirman.
- As well as singing alongside the choirmen at services most Sundays in Chingford Parish Church, the choir also sings in cathedrals all over England and occasionally abroad!
- Among the members of the Association are friends and supporters of the Choir, past and present choristers and choirmen.
- I was told last night by one of our choirmen about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac, who lays awake at night wondering if there's a dog…
- In 1685 after King James II's coronation, a choirman, Charles Taylour, removed a gold cross and chain having seen it glint through a hole in the coffin.
- An army may march on its stomach, but it is well known that choirmen sing on their beer.
- Mr. Smith (also a choirman) owned the Clewer Nursery Gardens in Surly Hall Road (now Maidenhead Rd.) and was responsible for the grave-digging and churchyard upkeep.