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Noun
/ˈCHantər/,
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chanters, plural;
  1. A person who chants something

  2. The pipe of a bagpipe with finger holes, on which the melody is played

  1. (chanter) reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
  2. The chanter is the part of the bagpipe upon which the player creates the melody. It consists of a number of finger-holes, and in its simpler forms looks similar to a recorder. ...
  3. (Chanter (surname)) People with the surname Chanter include: *The Chanter Sisters, Irene and Doreen Chanter, British singers *John Chanter, Australian politician *Vic Chanter, Australian rules footballer
  4. (Chanter) (Gr. Psaltis). A lay person who assists the priest by chanting the responses and hymns in the services or sacraments of the church. Today chanters have been replaced to some extent by choirs.
  5. (Chanter) published by The Bagpipe Society
  6. (Chanter) A scholar TT  who was responsible for performing propitiatory (soothing, or apologetic) rituals TT  with chanting and kettledrums TT  to calm the gods' mood after unfavourable TT  omens TT  were portended, with the object of reversing the gods' decision; also translated Lamenter, ...