chanter

chant·er

 (chăn′tər)

n.

1. A person, such as a chorister, who chants.

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

3. A priest who sings in a chantry.

4. A performer who voices the narration and dialogue for all of the characters in Bunraku.

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chanter

(ˈtʃɑːntə)

n

1. a person who chants

2. (Instruments) the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played

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chant•er

(ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn-)

n.

1.

a. a person who chants.

b. chorister (def. 1).

c. cantor (def. 1).

2. the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

[1250–1300; Middle English chantour < Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor < Latin cantātōr- <cantā(re) to sing (see chant)]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chanter - reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played melody pipe bagpipe - a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone pipe - a tubular wind instrument

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Translations

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