sol-faer

noun

sol-fa·​er

¦sōl-¦fä-ər,

chiefly British ¦säl-

plural sol-faers

archaic : a person who sings using the sol-fa syllables

Word History

Etymology

sol-fa entry 2 + -er

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

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