- pronunciation:
- kaen
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a horse's gait between a trot and a gallop.
The galloping horse slowed its speed to a canter. |
related words: |
pace |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
canters, cantering, cantered |
definition: |
to go or cause to go at a canter.
We cantered across the meadow. |
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."