Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chanter

Chanter (chȧnt"ẽr) , noun

[Compare French chanteur.]

1.
One who chants; a singer or songster. — Pope
2.
The chief singer of the chantry. — J. Gregory
3.
The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.
4.
(Zoology) The hedge sparrow.