chanter

noun

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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 You might be asked to sing along with a Zen-like group of spiritual chanters. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023 Fung continued greeting people, walking away from the chanter, and remaining in the room as most of the crowd disappeared. — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022 Edith Kanaka'ole, born in 1913, was an indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer. — Sarah Ewall-Wice, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for chanter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
  1. cantor
  2. chorister
  3. singer
  4. vocalist
  5. songster
Noun
  • My father attended the Queens Memorial Day parade, while my mother, a lifelong writer, wrote promotional copy for their synagogue’s dinner to honor their longtime cantor’s retirement.
    — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Goldman has been part of the Kol Ami/Broward Central Synagogue system for more than 30 years, having previously served as Kol Ami’s senior cantor.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cantor
Noun
  • Founded in 1987, Ragazzi Boys Chorus provides musical education and performance opportunities for boys and young men ages 5-18, serving more than 230 choristers from over 100 schools in more than 30 Bay Area communities.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
  • While many people have been introduced to English choral services through the angelic voices of the choristers in flowing robes and Elizabethan ruffs who sing at royal weddings and carol services, choirs perform every day in much more humble settings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of chorister
Noun
  • Until someone opens, say, the Maria Callas Ayurvedic Center, this will likely remain the world’s only hotel named after a long-dead opera singer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While Eddie and the singer famously had their disagreements, Roth paid tribute to his bandmate after the guitarist’s death.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of singer
Noun
  • The four-piece lineup consisted of Krieger, drummer Ty Dennis, vocalist-bassist Dan Rothchild and keyboardist Ed Roth.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That filter was subsequently applied to shows frozen in 1993, 1994, 1995 and, last night, 1996, with frontman vocalist/guitarist Trey Anastasio wearing the correct attire from the period for every occasion.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Definition of vocalist
Noun
  • How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of songster

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