The meaning of CANTER is one who uses cant. How to use canter in a sentence.

1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed 2. at a canter easily; without effort: he won at a canter.

/ ˈkæn·tər / Add to word list (of a horse) to move in a way that is like a slow gallop (Definition of canter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

To canter is to ride a horse at a speed between a trot and a gallop. When canter is a noun, it is a ride on a horse at that pace and so you can say to a friend, "Come with us for a canter!"

CANTER definition: an easy gallop. See examples of canter used in a sentence.

Definition of canter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Nov 21, 2025 · canter (plural canters) A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground.

CANTER meaning: 1 : the way a horse moves when it is running fairly fast; 2 : a ride or run at a canter usually singular

/ ˈkæn·tər / Add to word list (of a horse) to move in a way that is like a slow gallop (Definition of canter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

noun an easy three-beat gait of horses, etc, between a trot and a gallop in speed at a canter easily; without effort he won at a canter