chanticleer

[ chan-tuh-kleer ]

noun

, Now Literary.

1. a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.

chanticleer

/ ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə; ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə /

noun

1. a name for a cock, used esp in fables

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanticleer¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanticleer¹

C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly

Example Sentences

The average Chanticleer drive lasts three minutes and two seconds, a languished stretch bested by only five teams.

From FiveThirtyEight

This gave our cabin quite a chanticleer sort of comb along its top, and added to the picturesqueness of its appearance.

From Project Gutenberg

The gallant chanticleer has at command his amorous phrases and his terms of defiance.

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The exciting cause of the professor's outburst was an attempt to get from his class some information about Chanticleer.

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You might not get the answer you were looking for, but you could not get a foolish answer, if you asked him of Chanticleer.

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As they listened the challenge of the chanticleer came once more.

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