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chanter

/ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
chanter
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who chants or sings.

noun

A priest who sings in a chantry.

noun

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

noun

The hedge sparrow.

noun

One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtʃɑːntə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chanters (plural) chantor (alternative)

Derived Forms

chantered chantress subchanter

Synonyms

melody pipe

Rhymes With

banter cantor canter panter ranter antre

Questions

How do you pronounce chanter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/.
What does chanter mean?
One who chants or sings.
Where does chanter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chanter

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