Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A person, such as a chorister, who chants.
- n. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
- n. A priest who sings in a chantry.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who chants; a singer, minstrel, or songster.
- n. The chief singer or priest of a chantry; a cantor.
- n. One who chants, sings, or sounds the praise of anything, especially with the design to deceive: as, a horse-chanter (a fraudulent horse-dealer at country fairs).
- n. A street-vender of ballads or other broad-sides, who sings or bawls the contents of his papers.
- n. In bagpipes, the pipe with finger-holes on which the melody is played.
- n. The hedge-sparrow, Accentor modularis.
- To mutter.
Wiktionary
- n. A person, such as a chorister who chants
- n. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played
- n. A priest who sings in a chantry
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who chants; a singer or songster.
- n. The chief singer of the chantry.
- n. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.
- n. The hedge sparrow.
WordNet 3.0
- n. reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
Examples
“She's also been outfitted with new green and gold silk cords, a new kangaroo skin bag (hidden by her new raiment), Wygent duotone drone reeds and an old Hardie chanter from the '70s or possibly even the' 60s, which sound at a lower, and in my opinion, richer tone than the modern higher pitched chanters.”
“I got a chanter from a Chinese pedlar in the street in the morning -- heard the unmistakeable reedy notes coming along the street as I did business in the the cool office of”
“The instrument which he used, or at least that part of it called the chanter, is preserved in the family of a Highland chief to this day, and is much honoured under the name of the federan dhu, or, "black chanter."”
“The instrument which he used, or at least that part of it called the chanter, is preserved in the family of a Highland chief to this day, and is much honoured under the name of the federan dhu, or, “black chanter.”’”
“Mr. MOLONEY: Well you know if you are playing the chanter, which is the melody instrument here, the open would be ...”
“Rothschild, made in the form of a bagpipe; the bag holds wine, and is supported on human feet; arms emerge from the sides and play on the chanter, which is elongated from the nose of a grotesque face, the hair”
“Mr. Pye was what was called "chanter" to the cathedral, which meant that it was he who had the privilege of selecting the music for the chants and other portions of the service, when the dean did not do so himself.”
“A "chanter" is the drone of a bagpipe, and a good supply of wind is required to fill it.”
“The songs were originally sung by the crews of ships while they worked on deck and the term comes from the French verb 'chanter' (to sing).”
“Typically, a single "chanter" provides narration and recites every character's lines using different voices, accompanied by the shamisen, a traditional three-stringed instrument.”
Lists
‘chanter’ hasn't been added to any lists yet.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.