chanter

Monk at vespers

A chanter is the melody pipe of a bagpipe—the one with finger holes that plays the tune while the drones sustain their continuous notes.

By extension, a chanter is someone who chants, whether leading liturgical singing or repeating slogans at a protest: The chanters grew louder as the march approached the capitol.

bagpipe

bagpipes

Droning wind instrument

droneUnmanned flying machine
reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
fingeringNote-playing hand technique

finger holes · blowpipe · piper · bagpiper · Highland · Scottish · Celtic · Gaelic · ceilidh · tartan

vocalist

singer

Vocal music performer

precentorWorship song leader
soloistUnaccompanied performer
lead singerBand's main vocalist

chorister · choirmaster · caroler · minstrel · troubadour · balladeer · chanteuse · crooner · psalmist · worship leader

liturgical

plainchant

Unaccompanied liturgical melody

GregorianNamed for a pope
antiphonAlternating liturgical song
psalmSacred scriptural song

hymn · vespers · matins · compline · liturgy · introit · gradual · alleluia · requiem · magnificat

Categories

French verbsfaire, devoir, dire, manger, dormir
bagpipesbagpipe, bagpipes, drones, bag, blowpipe
instrument partsneck, body, strings, guitar body, piano keys
Japanese theaterkabuki, noh, bunraku, Bunraku, kyogen
ritual rolesacolyte, altar server, celebrant, officiant, high priest
ancient clergyhigh priest, high priestess, priestess, flamen, pontifex

Opposites

vocalization/silence

chantermute

Without voice or sound

listener · meditator · contemplative

MUSICAL FUNCTION (bagpipe)

chanterdrone

Unmanned flying machine

blowpipe

participation style

chanterspectator

Observer at an event

observer · congregant · bystander

Phrases

crowd chantsSynchronized mass vocalizations
protest chantsCollective cries at rallies
war chantMartial vocal rallying cry
Gregorian chantsMedieval Catholic liturgical melodies
stadium chantCollective fan vocalization
fan chantsOrganized spectator vocalizations

Family

chant, enchanting, chanting, enchantment, enchant, enchanter, chants, chanted, enchantress

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G