accentor

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ækˈsɛntə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak sen′tər, ak′sen-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•cen•tor  (ak sen′tər, ak′sen-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
  • Neo-Latin: a genus of such birds, Late Latin: one who sings with another, equivalent. to Latin ac- ac- + -centor, combining form of cantor singer; see cantor
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
accentor /ækˈsɛntə/ n
  1. any small sparrow-like songbird of the genus Prunella, family Prunellidae, which inhabit mainly mountainous regions of Europe and Asia
    See also hedge sparrow

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