Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[.a]nt"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. 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. (Zo["o]l.) The hedge sparrow.

Source : WordNet®

chanter
     n : reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
         [syn: {melody pipe}]