noun
- a person who intones or chants in a monotonous or ritualistic manner
Usage: formal; often religious contexts
Examples
- The intoner led the congregation in the ancient hymn.
- As the ceremony’s intoner, she practiced the sacred verses daily.
- The priest served as the intoner during the evening service.
- Each intoner in the choir had memorized the traditional chants.
- The monastery’s intoner began the morning prayers at dawn.