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a male cantor = chazan (חזן)
a female cantor = chazanit (חזנית)

a gabbai = gabbai (גבאי)
There is currently no universally accepted Hebrew word for a female gabbai, because non-orthodox synagogues often do not have a gabbai, and orthodox synagogues only have male gabbaim.

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