cor|y|phae|us

cor|y|phae|us
cor|y|phae|us «KR uh FEE uhs, KOR-», noun, plural -phae|i «-FEE y».
1. the person who leads the chorus of an opera or any singing group.
2. the leader of the chorus in the ancient Greek drama.
3. Figurative. the chief or leader, especially of a party or sect: »

a coryphaeus of modern skepticism.

[< Latin coryphaeus < Greek koryphaîos leader of the choruchief party leader (in the drama) < koryph head, top < kórys helmet]

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