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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chant•er (chan′tər, chän′-),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin cantātōr-, equivalent. to cantā(re) to sing (see chant) + -tor -tor
- Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor
- 1250–1300; chant + -er1; replacing Middle English chantour
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