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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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  3. chantage,
  4. chantant,
  5. chantefable,
  6. chanterelle,
  7. chanteur,
  8. chanteuse,
  9. chantey,
  10. chanticleer

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
Related formschant·er·ship, nounun·der·chant·er, noun
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for chanter

chanter

n.

"singer, composer," late 14c., from Old French chanteor (Modern French chanteur), from Latin cantorem "singer," from cantare "to sing" (see chant (v.)).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper