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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.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
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Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
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Lucia Ruan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 May 2023
You might be asked to sing along with a Zen-like group of spiritual chanters.
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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.
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Amanda Milkovits,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Nov. 2022
Edith Kanaka'ole, born in 1913, was an indigenous Hawaiian composer, chanter, dancer, teacher and entertainer.
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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.
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New York Times,
9 Feb. 2020
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
—
Lucia Ruan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 May 2023
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
Noun
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Brook has been an ordained cantor for about a decade.
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After the synagogue’s board voted to dismiss the cantor, scores of families who were loyal to him left.
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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.
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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.
Noun
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The 26-year-old country singer was scheduled to perform at the resort May 27 and 30 but abruptly canceled the show the day of the performance.
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Instead, the singer explained that success should never be the primary motivation.
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Bleyle, guitarist/vocalist Kaia Wilson, and guitarist/bassist Donna Dresch formed Team Dresch in Portland, Oregon in 1993.
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Fleetwood Mac originated as a British blues band seven years before Nicks and her boyfriend, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, joined the group, which already had a phenomenal female vocalist — the sublime Christine Perfect McVie.
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How absurd, indeed, to imagine wild birds giving time like the mechanical songsters on an ornamental clock.
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Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
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“Chanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanter. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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