can·ter
canter
- pronunciation:
- kaen
t
r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop.
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| related words: |
gait, pace |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cantered, cantering, canters |
| definition: |
to go or cause to go at a canter.
We mounted our horses again and cantered across the meadow. |
| related words: |
gait, jog |
Are you looking for the word
cantor (a song or prayer leader)?
Canter and
cantor sound alike but have two different meanings.
Canter comes from the gait of the horses ridden by pilgrims on their way to the Canterbury cathedral, a famous church in England. Pilgrims made a yearly journey at an easy pace called "the Canterbury gallop."