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chanter.

One who chants or sings.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʃɑːntə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/General-American
  1. One who chants or sings.

  2. A priest who sings in a chantry.

  3. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

  4. The hedge sparrow.

  5. One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English chauntour, from Old French chanteor, from Latin cantor; equivalent to chant + -er. Compare French chanteur. Doublet of cantor.

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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.