canter.
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
Meaning & usage
A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four-legged animals.
A ride on a horse at such speed.
Where this word comes from
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
To move at such pace.
To cause to move at a canter; to ride (a horse) at a canter.
Where this word comes from
Short for Canterbury pace, from the supposed easy pace of medieval pilgrims to Canterbury.
One who cants or whines; a beggar.
One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one who uses canting language.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English cant Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English canter From cant + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.