chanter

noun

Definition of chanternext
as in cantor

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Recent Examples of chanter The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2025 On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment. — Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai. — Lucia Ruan, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
  1. cantor
  2. chorister
  3. singer
  4. songster
  5. vocalist
Noun
  • The piece invokes the singing style of a synagogue’s cantor, who often sings many notes over a single syllable.
    — Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
    — Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Definition of cantor
Noun
  • Possessing perfect pitch, Voigt joined the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a soprano, and the chorus’ famed conductor and director, Margaret Hillis, enlisted Voigt to teach sight singing, or reading a piece of music vocally to fellow choristers.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of chorister
Noun
  • Boyer married film composer, singer and music producer Tommy Fields in 2022 after the pair had dated for over a decade.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The actress and singer was joined by her child, Emme Muñiz.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of singer
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    — Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    — Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Definition of songster
Noun
  • Stone, a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and recording artist, grew up listening to his father, Lil Howling Wolf, play the blues.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Add Billy Joel to the list of artists advocating for late powerhouse rock vocalist Joe Cocker to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of vocalist

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“Chanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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