chanter

[ chan-ter, chahn- ]

/ ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn- /

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noun

a person who chants; singer.

a chorister; precentor.

the chief singer or priest of a chantry.

the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

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Origin of chanter

1250–1300; chant + -er¹; replacing Middle English chantour<Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor<Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā(re) to sing (see chant) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM chanter

chant·er·ship, nounun·der·chant·er, noun

Words nearby chanter

chant, chantage, chantant, Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, chantefable, chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer

How to use chanter in a sentence

Toute la nuit ce ne fust que haranguer, chanter, danser; car telle est la vie de toutes ces gens lorsqu'ils sont en troupe.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
When the coals were extinguished and taken out, the chanter said to the women, ka (now), whereat they arose and left the lodge.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
The work was all done in less than an hour, during which time the chanter ceased not for an instant his song and rattle.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
About eight oclock the sick woman entered the medicine lodge, followed by the chanter.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews

These stories, often tragic, always sad, have given Youshkevich the name of "chanter of human suffering."
Contemporary Russian Novelists|Serge Persky

British Dictionary definitions for chanter

chanter

/ (ˈtʃɑːntə) /

noun

a person who chants

the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played

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chanter

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