chanter

noun

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as in cantor

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Recent Examples of chanter 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 The New York Post reported that an irate Dolan had directed security guards toward one teenage chanter. — New York Times, 9 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for chanter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
  1. cantor
  2. chorister
  3. singer
  4. vocalist
  5. songster
Noun
  • Brook has been an ordained cantor for about a decade.
    — Zak Spector, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Blending traditional rituals with modern themes, Temple Judea’s women’s Passover Seder drew 300 local women including several female rabbis, cantors and Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who is the county’s first Jewish mayor.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 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, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of chorister
Noun
  • The Grammy-winning singer and Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s looks were created in Dior’s ateliers at 30 Avenue Montaigne in Paris, Dior confirmed.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 July 2026
  • The singer’s private jet landed at Connecticut’s Groton-New London Airport on Saturday afternoon.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
Definition of singer
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  • Here, the vocalist juxtaposed a mature half-sheer white gown with a ballerina bun, blue eyeliner in her bottom lash line, coral and bronze eye shadow on her lids, black mascara and a nude lip.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Bisquiteen Studio, There Near finds Mascis, bassist/vocalist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph joined on a handful of tracks by local pianist/organist Ken Mauri.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 June 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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