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chanter

  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːntə/

One who chants or sings.

Other meanings

  1. A priest who sings in a chantry.

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

Synonyms

  • melody pipe

A kind of

  • pipe

Related words

  • chantered
  • chantress
  • subchanter

Word history

From Latin "cantor".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “chanter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.