chanter
Meanings
Plural: chanters
Noun
- reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
- 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.
- One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English chauntour, from Old French chanteor, from Latin cantor; equivalent to chant + -er. Compare French chanteur. Doublet of cantor.
Synonyms
melody pipe
Scrabble Score: 12
chanter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordchanter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chanter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
chanter is a valid Words With Friends word