canter

¹

[ kan-ter ]

noun

1. an easy gallop.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to move or ride at a canter.

canter

²

[ kan-ter ]

noun

1. a person who is much given to the use of cant.

canter

/ ˈkæntə /

noun

1. an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed
2. at a canter
   at a canter easily; without effort

   he won at a canter

verb

1. to move or cause to move at a canter

Word History and Origins

Origin of canter¹

First recorded in 1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims

Origin of canter²

First recorded in 1870–75; cant ¹ + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of canter¹

C18: short for Canterbury trot, the supposed pace at which pilgrims rode to Canterbury

Example Sentences

This is where I was a little less impressed by the things Canter had to say.

From The Daily Beast

Canter says the operations in those 10 states will look like this.

From The Daily Beast

Canter acknowledges that the Democrats talk about “field” in every off-year election.

From The Daily Beast

Look also, Canter says, at what happened in Montana and North Dakota in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

“This race is going to surprise a lot of people,” says Canter.

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He shook Nejdi into a canter, drew his sword, and looked keenly ahead for the first sign of those who would bar his path.

From Project Gutenberg

It would have been great fun, if I had not been afraid papa would catch cold, and he said we would canter on to the inn.

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"But that needn't keep us from the saddle," Mollie decided, as they watched the two men canter swiftly away.

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We again took a large circle, and at a good canter approached each other till we were nearly within spear's-length.

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He readily purchased the salt, but learned, to his consternation, that the march to Burkesville was a mere preliminary canter.

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