accentor

2 definitions found

accentor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Accentor \Ac*cen"tor\, n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to
     sing.]
     1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or
        leader. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) A genus of European birds (so named from their
        sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America
        sometimes applied to the water thrushes.
        [1913 Webster]

accentor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  accentor
      n 1: small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of
           Eurasia