ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Chanter

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtʃɑːntə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Chanter is a noun meaning One who chants or sings.

Meaning

One who chants or sings.

More Meanings

  1. A priest who sings in a chantry.
  2. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
  3. The hedge sparrow.
  4. (archaic) One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Example Sentences

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

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chantor, choruser, chorister, chorist, canterer, choralist.

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