[cant.er] n (1609): one that uses cant: as a: beggar, vagabond b: a user of professional or religious cant
[2]can.ter vb [short for obs. canterbury, n. (canter), fr. Canterbury, England; fr. the supposed gait of pilgrims riding to Canterbury] vi (1706) 1: to move at or as if at a canter: lope
2: to ride a horse at a canter ~ vt: to cause to go at a canter [3]can.ter n (1755) 1: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
2: a ride at a canter