canter

¹

[ kan-ter ]

noun

1. an easy gallop.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to move or ride at a canter.

canter

²

[ kan-ter ]

noun

1. a person who is much given to the use of cant.

canter

/ ˈkæntə /

noun

1. an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed
2. at a canter
   easily; without effort

   he won at a canter

verb

1. to move or cause to move at a canter

Word History and Origins

Origin of canter¹

First recorded in 1745–55; short for Canterbury to ride at a pace like that of Canterbury pilgrims

Origin of canter²

First recorded in 1870–75; cant ¹ + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of canter¹

C18: short for Canterbury trot, the supposed pace at which pilgrims rode to Canterbury

Example Sentences

And Canter is in the mix for that.

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Canter had played 19 of their events, but participating in those tournaments jeopardised his status on the DP World Tour.

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Canter finished second to Louis Oosthuizen and his career was back on track.

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"If I’d got my LIV card I wouldn’t have played the following week on the DP World Tour," Canter told BBC Sport.

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When Canter booked that runner-up spot at the end of last year he was ranked a lowly 253 in the world.

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