chanter

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Recent Examples of chanter 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 About a half hour after de Blasio was targeted, former Vice President Joe Biden's remarks were interrupted by chanters who loudly protested the Obama administration's deportation of immigrants, stopping the debate for several seconds. Jeremy Barr, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2019 One man, too lightly clothed for the steadily chilling early morning air, sat off on his own from the chanters, arms crossed, with a dust mask perched on his head. Quinn Norton, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chanter
Noun
  • Jason Schwartzman stars as a recent widower, unable to fulfill his duties as a cantor at an upstate New York synagogue.
    Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • While gathering some of their things, Grater called Ruth Berman Harris, the cantor at Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center (PJTC), where Grater, 54, had served as rabbi for 12 years before leaving in 2015 and becoming a congregant.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Performed by an orchestra of 23 musicians and eight choristers under the direction of conductor Mathieu Bonnin, the piece was appreciated with respect by the audience.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The San Diego Children’s Choir spring concert is set for 3 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla, featuring about 300 young choristers.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Noun
  • Her parents are model London King and comedian Rob Schneider, who divorced when the singer was still an infant.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The singer opens up about how her fashion sense was impacted by having kids.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • That's because the venerable vocalist and pianist, who died Feb. 24 at the age of 88 in New York, never actually set a date with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the organization said Monday in a social media post that paid tribute to Flack.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Pirouette is described as a somewhat pop-indebted piece of work, with vocalist Cole Haden channeling childhood heroes like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Chanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chanter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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