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Webster 1913 Edition


Chanter

Chant′er

(chȧnt′ẽr)
,
Noun.
[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.
(Zool.)
The hedge sparrow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chanter

CHANTER

, n.
1.
One who chants; a singer or songster.
2.
The chief singer, or priest of the chantry.
3.
The pipe which sounds the tenor or treble in a bagpipe.

Definition 2024


chanter

chanter

English

Bagpipe chanter

Noun

chanter (plural chanters)

  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.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French chanter, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō (I sing), frequentative of canō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.te/

Verb

chanter

  1. to sing
  2. to crow

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chanter.

Verb

chanter

  1. to sing

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants


Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French chanter, from Old French chanter, from Latin cantō, cantare (sing, verb).

Pronunciation

Verb

chanter (gerund chant'tie)

  1. (Jersey) to sing

Old French

Alternative forms

  • canter (Normandy, Picardy, Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

First known attestation circa 980 as canter. From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō (I sing).

Verb

chanter

  1. to pray (to God)
  2. to sing
  3. to retell, to recount

Synonyms

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) chantar
  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) cantar

Etymology

From Latin cantō, cantāre.

Verb

chanter

  1. (Puter) to sing