Cantor
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Cantor may refer to:
- The Latin word for singer, e.g. the main singer of a cantus
- Hazzan, in Judaism, the English name for a professional singer who leads prayer services
- A church Cantor, an ecclesiastical officer leading liturgical music in several branches of the Christian Church
Cantor as a surname may refer to:
- Andrés Cantor, Spanish-language soccer announcer
- Eddie Cantor, American singer & entertainer
- Eric Cantor, American politician
- Georg Cantor, German mathematician, important in set theory
- Moritz Cantor, German historian of mathematics
- Norman Cantor, Canadian medieval historian
- Theodore Edward Cantor, Danish biologist
Cantor is a shortened form of these names and terms:
- Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm