chanter
/ˈtʃɑːntə/US/ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/
chanter noun: one who chants or sings.
Noun
chanter (plural chanters)
- One who chants or sings.
- A priest who sings in a chantry.
- The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
- the piper was near being strangled / They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all.1860s, anon, Lanigan's Ball (song)
- The hedge sparrow.
- One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
chanter meaning in Tamil and Urdu
chanter in Tamil
- பாடகர், பாண்மகன், திருக்கோயிற் பாடல் இயக்குநர், ஏமாற்றும் குதிரை வியாபாரி
chanter in Urdu
- گایک, مطرب, نغمہ ساز
Forms of chanter
| plural | chanters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chantor |
Origin of chanter
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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Words that rhyme with chanter
Questions about chanter
- What does chanter mean?
- Chanter means one who chants or sings.
- What is chanter in Tamil?
- Chanter in Tamil is பாடகர், பாண்மகன், திருக்கோயிற் பாடல் இயக்குநர். See Chanter meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chanter?
- Chanter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chanter?
- Chanter is pronounced /ˈtʃɑːntə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chanter?
- The plural of chanter is chanters.
Words near chanter in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chanter (page history and authors); chanter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chanter (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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