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Webster 1913 Edition


Chanticleer

Chan′ti-cleer

(chăn′tĭ-klēr)
,
Noun.
[F.
Chanteclair
, name of the cock in the
Roman du Renart
(
Reynard the Fox
);
chanter
to chant +
clair
clear. See
Chant
, and
Clear
.]
A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in crowing.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chanticleer

CHANTICLEER

,
Noun.
A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in cowing.

Definition 2024


chanticleer

chanticleer

English

Noun

chanticleer (plural chanticleers)

  1. (now rare, literary) A domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.

References

  • chanticleer” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
  • chanticleer” (US) / “chanticleer” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
  • chanticleer” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
  • chanticleer” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.