CHANTER

chanter, melody pipe

(noun) reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chanter (plural chanters)

One who chants or sings.

A priest who sings in a chantry.

The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

The hedge sparrow.

(archaic) One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Anagrams

• tranche

Source: Wiktionary


Chant"er, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chanteur.]

1. One who chants; a singer or songster. Pope.

2. The chief singer of the chantry. J. Gregory.

3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The hedge sparrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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