In Hebrew it's written חזן . It's not typical only to Sehpardic Jews.
it exists also among Askenzi Jews, and any other Jewish community.

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Sandra your description proves I am right. It's the person who leads the singing in the Synagogue during holidays etc. And yes the rabbi si superior to the Hazzan (English spelling):
Read below:

Hazzan
A hazzan, chazzan or khazn (Hebrew for "cantor," "עברית: "חזן) is a Jewish musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the synagogue in songful prayer.
There are many rules relating to how a cantor should lead services, but the idea of a cantor as a paid professional does not exist in classical rabbinic sources. The Jewish prayer services have their own entry; the prayers in these services are collected in a prayerbook known as the siddur.

The person leading the congregation in public prayers is called the shaliach tzibbur (Hebrew for "emissary of the congregation"). Traditional Jewish law restricts the role to Jewish males over the age of 13; the non-Orthodox Jewish movements allow women over the age of 12 to have this role as well. Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, and Reconstructionist Judaism invest both men and women cantors as full clergy.


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WordNet 2.0 דפדף

hazan

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Noun
1. the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos
(synonym) cantor
(hypernym) spiritual leader






Mustafa YILDIZ's Turkish to English Dictionary דפדף

hazan
autumn, fall güz, sonbahar





Wikipédia Français - L'encyclopédie libre דפדף

Hazzan
Un hazzan ou chazzan (chantre en hébreu) est un musicien juif qui s'est entraîné dans les arts vocaux et qui aide le rabbin à diriger la prière chantée de la synagogue.
Il y a des règles sur la direction des offices, mais dans les sources rabbiniques classiques, on ne trouve pas l'idée d'un chantre professionnel. Les offices juifs ont leur propre section, le siddour, et les prières des offices y sont recueillies.


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