muezzin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day
    muadhdhin; muazzin.

WordNet

Mu*ez"zin noun
Etymology
Ar.
Definitions
  1. A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. Written also mouezzin, mueddin, and muwazzin.

Webster 1913