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chanter

/chan-ter, chahn-/US // ˈtʃæn tər, ˈtʃɑn- //UK // (ˈtʃɑːntə) //

长笛手,长笛,诵经者,扬琴

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who chants; singer.
    • : a chorister; precentor.
    • : the chief singer or priest of a chantry.
    • : the pipe of a bagpipe provided with finger holes for playing the melody.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Toute la nuit ce ne fust que haranguer, chanter, danser; car telle est la vie de toutes ces gens lorsqu'ils sont en troupe.

  • When the coals were extinguished and taken out, the chanter said to the women, ka (now), whereat they arose and left the lodge.

  • The work was all done in less than an hour, during which time the chanter ceased not for an instant his song and rattle.

  • About eight oclock the sick woman entered the medicine lodge, followed by the chanter.

  • These stories, often tragic, always sad, have given Youshkevich the name of "chanter of human suffering."