(UK) A professional, adult singer in a church or university choir.
(UK) A professional, adult singer in a church or university choir.
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(UK) in certain choirs.
A singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.
(UK, Canada) A student at a university, school or church who receives a stipend or scholarship for singing in that institution's choir.
(UK) An office worker whose chief responsibility is filing documents.
(UK, obsolete) A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk.