chanticleer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chanticleer
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear
Example Sentences
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For in 1933 the automobile industry stalked out of Depression wearing all the airs of chanticleer.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chanticleer in question, it turned out last week, is hip-high Billy Rose, Broadway's No. 1 spectaclemaker.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a corner chanticleer stood, preening his feathers and restoring his ruffled dignity, while we compared opinions.
From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
Great chanticleer was pleased to give A patronizing crow, And the contemptuous biddies clucked, "I wish my chicks did so."
From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May
In this melancholy situation he was found by the farmer, who instantly killed the snake, and set chanticleer at liberty.
From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
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