1325-75; < Medieval Latinchorist(a) singer in a choir + -er1; replacing Middle Englishqueristre < Anglo-French, equivalent to querchoir + -istre-ist
British Dictionary definitions for chorister
chorister
/ˈkɒrɪstə/
noun
1.
a singer in a choir, esp a choirboy
Word Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin chorista
Word Origin and History for chorister
n.
"member of a choir," mid-14c., queristre, from Anglo-French cueriste, French choriste, from Church Latin chorista, from Latin chorus (see chorus) + -ster. Modern form is from late 16c.