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chanter definition

chanter (c̸han′tər, c̸hän′-)

noun

  1. one who chants or sings, esp. as in a choir; chorister
  2. a priest who sang Masses in a chantry
  3. that pipe of a bagpipe with finger holes on which the melody is played

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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