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canter

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noun (1)

cant·​er ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)
: one who uses cant: such as
b
: a user of professional or religious cant

canter

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verb

can·​ter ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)
cantered; cantering; canters

intransitive verb

1
: to move at or as if at a canter : lope
2
: to ride a horse at a canter

transitive verb

: to cause to go at a canter

canter

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noun (2)

can·​ter ˈkan-tər How to pronounce canter (audio)
1
: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
2
: a ride at a canter

Example Sentences

Verb The horses cantered across the grass. We cantered off toward the lake.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

short for obsolete canterbury, noun (canter), from Canterbury, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1609, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1706, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of canter was in 1609

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