hazan

noun

ha·​zan ḵə-ˈzän 

ˈḵä-zᵊn

plural hazanim ḵə-ˈzä-nəm 

1

: an official of a Jewish synagogue or community of the period when the Talmud was compiled

2

: cantor sense 2

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew ḥazzān

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1