chanter

[ chan-ter, chahn- ]

noun

1. a person who chants; singer.
2. a chorister; precentor.
3. the chief singer or priest of a chantry.
4. the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

chanter

/ ˈtʃɑːntə /

noun

1. a person who chants
2. the pipe on a set of bagpipes that is provided with finger holes and on which the melody is played

Other Words From

• chanter·ship noun
• under·chanter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanter¹

1250–1300; chant + -er ¹; replacing Middle English chantour < Anglo-French, variant of Old French chanteor < Latin cantātōr-, equivalent to cantā ( re ) to sing ( chant ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

He tried to begin his return to the pipes by using a practice chanter, which is played like a flute and requires less blowing as it does not have the pipes or drones attached.

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Once he had mastered blowing into a practice chanter - which took months - he started tackling the bagpipes.

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To prove he was genuine, Chukwu posted US dollars in cash to California, and then waited for his first chanter to arrive.

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The chanter arrived in 2009, several years after he sent out his first emails.

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He sent out emails to bagpipe sellers in the UK and US to see if he could buy a practice chanter, the introductory instrument for aspiring bagpipe players, but says he did not hear anything back for a long time.

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