noun
    
    plural -ters
    
    [singular] :the way a horse moves when it is running fairly fast
    
    
    
    [count] :a ride or run at a canter - usually singular
    
    
    
    verb
    
    -ters; -tered; -tering
    
    [no obj]
    
    of a horse :to run fairly fast :to run at a canter
    
    
    
    to ride on a horse that is running fairly fast :to ride a horse at a canter