chanticleer

[ chan-tuh-kleer ]

/ ˈtʃæn təˌklɪər /

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noun Now Literary.

a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.

Also chan·te·cler

[chan-tuh-klair]. /ˈtʃæn təˌklɛər/.

Origin of chanticleer

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear

Words nearby chanticleer

chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer, Chantilly, Chantilly lace, chantress, chantry, chanty

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Example sentences from the Web for chanticleer

Early in the morning the voice of the chanticleer is heard greeting the dawn.
Jean Francois Millet|Estelle M. Hurll
"I will certainly leave your party if you wish me to, Mrs. Chanticleer," I said.
Upsidonia|Archibald Marshall
"You had much better go with us, Chanticleer," said the ass.
Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
He observed in the words of his favourite poet, that, my lungs did crow like chanticleer, and I did laugh sans intermission.
Tales of the Wonder Club|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust)

This gave our cabin quite a chanticleer sort of comb along its top, and added to the picturesqueness of its appearance.
The Desert Home|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for chanticleer

chanticleer

chantecler (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə)

/ (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə) /

noun

a name for a cock, used esp in fables

Word Origin for chanticleer

C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chanticleer
释义	chanticleer [ chan-tuh-kleer ] / ˈtʃæn təˌklɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chanticleer ON THESAURUS.COM noun Now Literary. a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables. Also chan·te·cler [chan-tuh-klair]. /ˈtʃæn təˌklɛər/. Origin of chanticleer First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Chauntecler, from Old French Chantecler noun use of verb phrase chante cler “sing clear.” See chant, clear Words nearby chanticleer chanter, chanterelle, chanteur, chanteuse, chantey, chanticleer, Chantilly, Chantilly lace, chantress, chantry, chanty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chanticleer Early in the morning the voice of the chanticleer is heard greeting the dawn. Jean Francois Millet\|Estelle M. Hurll "I will certainly leave your party if you wish me to, Mrs. Chanticleer," I said. Upsidonia\|Archibald Marshall "You had much better go with us, Chanticleer," said the ass. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm\|Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm He observed in the words of his favourite poet, that, my lungs did crow like chanticleer, and I did laugh sans intermission. Tales of the Wonder Club\|M. Y. Halidom (pseud. Dryasdust) This gave our cabin quite a chanticleer sort of comb along its top, and added to the picturesqueness of its appearance. The Desert Home\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for chanticleer chanticleer chantecler (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə) / (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɪə) / noun a name for a cock, used esp in fables Word Origin for chanticleer C13: from Old French Chantecler, from chanter cler to sing clearly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chanticleer chicken, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockerel, capon, cockalorum
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chanticleer

noun Now Literary.

Origin of chanticleer

Words nearby chanticleer

Example sentences from the Web for chanticleer

British Dictionary definitions for chanticleer

chantecler (ˌtʃæntɪˈklɛə)

noun

Word Origin for chanticleer

Words related to chanticleer