chanter

[ chan-ter, chahn- ]

/ ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn- /

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noun

a person who chants; singer.

a chorister; precentor.

the chief singer or priest of a chantry.

the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

Origin of chanter

1250–1300; chant + -er¹; replacing Middle English chantour<Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor<Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā(re) to sing (see chant) + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM chanter

chant·er·ship, nounun·der·chant·er, noun

Words nearby chanter

chant, chantage, chantant, Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, chantefable, chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer

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Example sentences from the Web for chanter

The chanter, evidently out of respect for Nekhludoff, wished to sweep around him, and thus it happened that he grazed Katiousha.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
At exactly half past 4 he entered the medicine lodge, where the chanter motioned him to a seat in the south.
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony|Washington Matthews
He discovered, in a shop, an old French musette (bagpipe), the chanter or melody-pipe of which was missing.
Springtime and Other Essays|Francis Darwin
The Emperor took his accustomed seat at the chanter's desk among the sumptuously dressed choristers.
The Carlovingian Coins|Eugne Sue

Et au sortir de l, s'en alloyent enyurer, & chanter au Diable leurs sorceleries accoustumes.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chanter

chanter

/ (ˈtʃɑːntə) /

noun

a person who chants

the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played

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单词	chanter
释义	chanter [ chan-ter, chahn- ] / ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chanter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who chants; singer. a chorister; precentor. the chief singer or priest of a chantry. the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody. Origin of chanter 1250–1300; chant + -er¹; replacing Middle English chantour<Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor<Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā(re) to sing (see chant) + -tor-tor OTHER WORDS FROM chanter chant·er·ship, nounun·der·chant·er, noun Words nearby chanter chant, chantage, chantant, Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin, chantefable, chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chanter The chanter, evidently out of respect for Nekhludoff, wished to sweep around him, and thus it happened that he grazed Katiousha. The Awakening\|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy At exactly half past 4 he entered the medicine lodge, where the chanter motioned him to a seat in the south. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony\|Washington Matthews He discovered, in a shop, an old French musette (bagpipe), the chanter or melody-pipe of which was missing. Springtime and Other Essays\|Francis Darwin The Emperor took his accustomed seat at the chanter's desk among the sumptuously dressed choristers. The Carlovingian Coins\|Eugne Sue Et au sortir de l, s'en alloyent enyurer, & chanter au Diable leurs sorceleries accoustumes. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. III: Acadia, 1611-1616\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chanter chanter / (ˈtʃɑːntə) / noun a person who chants the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chanter artist, musician, voice, diva, soloist, crooner, vocalist, troubadour, songbird, songster, minstrel, artiste, warbler, chorister, accompanist, nightingale, singer, leader, precentor, hazan
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chanter

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Origin of chanter

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British Dictionary definitions for chanter

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