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单词 chanter
释义

chanter

noun

chant·​er ˈchan-tər How to pronounce chanter (audio)
1
: one who chants:
a
: chorister
b
: cantor
2
: the chief singer in a chantry
3
: the reed pipe of a bagpipe with finger holes on which the melody is played

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Edith Kanaka'ole, born in 1913, was an indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer. Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022 The New York Post reported that an irate Dolan had directed security guards toward one teenage chanter. New York Times, 9 Feb. 2020 About a half hour after de Blasio was targeted, former Vice President Joe Biden's remarks were interrupted by chanters who loudly protested the Obama administration's deportation of immigrants, stopping the debate for several seconds. Jeremy Barr, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2019 One man, too lightly clothed for the steadily chilling early morning air, sat off on his own from the chanters, arms crossed, with a dust mask perched on his head. Quinn Norton, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

chanter

noun

as in cantor

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cantor
  • chorister
  • singer
  • songster
  • vocalist
  • harmonizer
  • caroler
  • bard
  • serenader
  • crooner
  • voice
  • yodeler
  • caroller
  • vocalizer
  • belter
  • chansonnier
  • warbler
  • chanteuse
  • troubadour
  • hummer
  • songstress
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