Muezzin \Mu*ez"zin\ (m[-u]*[e^]z"z[i^]n), n. [Ar.] A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer. [Written also {mouezzin}, {mueddin}, and {muwazzin}.]
muezzin n : the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day [syn: {muazzin}, {muadhdhin}]