noun
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a person who chants
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the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of chanter
1250–1300; chant + -er 1; replacing Middle English chantour < Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor < Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā ( re ) to sing ( chant ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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To prove he was genuine, Chukwu posted US dollars in cash to California, and then waited for his first chanter to arrive.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
A professional chanter with over 12 years of experience, El Nouby has expanded her career by creating the Artistic Heritage Collection Association, which aims to protect Egypt's artistic heritage.
From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023
It described Kanaka’ole, who died in 1978, as a composer, chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2022
As Ms. Coltrane wrote in an insert for “Divine Songs,” a cassette released in 1990, “chanting is a devotional engagement, one that allows the chanter to soar to higher realms of spiritual consciousness.”
From New York Times • May 2, 2017
Shirin Kellner was an expert chanter but a lackluster storyteller.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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