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- [chan-ter, chahn-]
- /ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chan-ter, chahn-]
- /ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn-/
Definitions of chanter word
- noun chanter a person who chants 3
- noun chanter the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played 3
- noun chanter one who chants or sings, esp. as in a choir; chorister 3
- noun chanter a priest who sang Masses in a chantry 3
- noun chanter that pipe of a bagpipe with finger holes on which the melody is played 3
- noun chanter a person who chants; singer. 1
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Origin of chanter
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; chant + -er1; replacing Middle English chantour < Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor < Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā(re) to sing (see chant) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Chanter
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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chanter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
chanter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chanter
noun chanter
- artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- voice — the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- troubadour — one of a class of medieval lyric poets who flourished principally in southern France from the 11th to 13th centuries, and wrote songs and poems of a complex metrical form in langue d'oc, chiefly on themes of courtly love. Compare trouvère.
- songbird — a bird that sings.
Antonyms for chanter
noun chanter
- mischanter — mishanter.
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