chanter

Meaning

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.
4. The hedge sparrow.
5. (archaic) One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Synonyms

cantor

chorister

melody pipe

singer

🧑‍🎤

psalmist

speaker

🔈

precentor

member of a chorus

Translations

ψάλτης

chalumeau

ψαλμωδός

şarkıcı

🧑‍🎤

chanteur

flûte

🪈

scandeur

scandeuse

lévriad

canna della melodia

voorzanger

zanger

🧑‍🎤

cantor

🧑‍🎤

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃɑːntə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chauntour

Cognate with French: chanteur

In summary

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