The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chaunter \Chaunt"er\, n.
   1. A street seller of ballads and other broadsides. [Slang,
      Eng.]
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   2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.]
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            He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. --Dickens.
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   3. The flute of a bagpipe. See Chanter, n., 3.
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