muezzin \mu*ez"zin\ (m[-u]*[e^]z"z[i^]n), n. [Ar.]
A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer; the Moslem official
of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret
five times a day. [Written also {mouezzin}, {mueddin},
{muazzin}, {mu'adhdhin}, and {muwazzin}.]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]