# chanter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃɑːntə/ · frequency rank #90,272

## Definitions
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. One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chanter