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CHANTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chanter mean?
• CHANTER (noun)
The noun CHANTER has 1 sense:
1. reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
Familiarity information: CHANTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chanter; melody pipe
Hypernyms ("chanter" is a kind of...):
pipe (a tubular wind instrument)
Holonyms ("chanter" is a part of...):
bagpipe (a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone)
Derivation:
chant (recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm)
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