chanter
NounSynonyms:
melody pipe
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is playedSynonyms: melody pipeType of pipePart of bagpipe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Chant′er (chȧnt′ẽr), noun
Origin: Cf. F. chanteur.
1. One who chants; a singer or songster. Alexander Pope
2. The chief singer of the chantry. John Gregory
3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.
4. Zoology The hedge sparrow.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54