Chanter

//ˈtʃɑːntə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who chants or sings.
  2. 2
    reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played wordnet
  3. 3
    A priest who sings in a chantry.
  4. 4
    The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

    "the piper was near being strangled / They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all."

  5. 5
    The hedge sparrow.
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  1. 6
    One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits. archaic

Synonyms

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altobaritonebassbassocanarycantor

Example

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"The idea of having the chanter in stereo seems very interesting to me."

Etymology

From Middle English chauntour, from Old French chanteor, from Latin cantor; equivalent to chant + -er. Compare French chanteur. Doublet of cantor.

Related phrases

hedge sparrow

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