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chant⋅er

[chan-ter, chahn-]
–noun
1. a person who chants; singer.
2. a chorister; precentor.
3. the chief singer or priest of a chantry.
4. the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

Origin:
1250–1300; chant + -er 1 ; r. ME chantour < AF, var. of OF chanteor < L cantātōr-, equiv. to cantā(re) to sing (see chant ) + -tor -tor


chant⋅er⋅ship, noun
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chant·er   (chān'tər)   
n.  
  1. A person, such as a chorister, who chants.

  2. The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

  3. A priest who sings in a chantry.

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