chanter

n. 吟唱者, 调旋律管, 唱诗班成员

发音

UK /ˈtʃɑːntə/
其它
US /ˈt͡ʃæntɚ/

词形变化

chanters 复数 chanters

别名

chaunter chantor

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who chants or sings.

  2. 2.

    A priest who sings in a chantry.

  3. 3.

    The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.

    the piper was near being strangled / They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all.

  4. 4.

    The hedge sparrow.

  5. 5.

    One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

    古体

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

pipe

整体词 1

bagpipe

词源

From Middle English chauntour, from Old French chanteor, from Latin cantor; equivalent to chant + -er. Compare French chanteur. Doublet of cantor.

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