I. cant·er ˈkantə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun
( -s )
Etymology: cant (V) + -er
: one that cants : one that uses cant: as
a. : beggar , vagabond
b. : one that uses professional or religious cant — used especially in the 17th century as a nickname for a Puritan
the days when he was a canter and a rebel — T.B.Macaulay
II. can·ter verb
( cantered ; cantered ; cantering -ntəriŋ, -n.triŋ ; canters )
Etymology: probably short for obsolete canterbury to canter, from canterbury, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to move at or as if at a canter (as of a horse) : lope
2. : to ride or go on a cantering horse (as of a rider)
transitive verb
: to cause to go at a canter : make canter
III. can·ter noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
b. : a ride at such a gait : a brisk ride or other progression
2. : a waltz step in which the same foot leads at each repetition
IV. cant·er noun
( -s )
Etymology: cant (III) + -er
: an overhead log-turning device in a sawmill that is used in making cants