chanter

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtʃɑːntə/
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/ˈtʃɑːntə/ · /ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/

Definition of chanter

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who chants or sings.
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noun

  1. One who chants or sings.
  2. A priest who sings in a chantry.
  3. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
    “the piper was near being strangled / They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all.”
  4. The hedge sparrow.
  5. (archaic)One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

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Etymology

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

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6-letter words

11 words

5-letter words

34 words

4-letter words

53 words

3-letter words

38 words

2-letter words

16 words

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