chanter

A noun referring to the reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played, typically in bagpipes.

• 🇩🇪Teil der Sackpfeife, auf dem die Melodie gegriffen und gespielt wird; auch allgemein ein Rohrblattinstrument mit Grifflöchern.

1. Melody pipe of bagpipes C1 formal

   The reed pipe on a set of bagpipes that has finger holes and is used to play the melody.

   • The piper's fingers moved quickly over the chanter.
   • He learned to play the chanter before moving to the full bagpipes.
   • The chanter produces a clear, high-pitched sound.

   🇩🇪Melodiepfeife der Sackpfeife

• chanters plural form
• chanters' possessive plural form
• chanter's possessive singular form