1. Plural of muezzin; people who call Muslims to prayer from a mosque, typically from a minaret.
Usage: Also spelled 'muezzins'.; Islamic religious practice.; The singular form is 'muezzin' or 'mueddin'.

Examples

• The mueddins at the mosque began their call to prayer at dawn.
• Several mueddins took turns throughout the day to announce the five daily prayers.
• The voices of the mueddins echoed across the city from the minarets.
• In many mosques, trained mueddins are responsible for the adhan, or call to prayer.