Definitions for shanty
ˈʃæn tishan·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shantynoun

   small crude shelter used as a dwelling

2. chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shantynoun

   a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Shantyadjective

   jaunty; showy

2. Shantynoun

   a small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut

3. Shantyverb

   to inhabit a shanty

4. Etymology: [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shanty

   shant′i, n. a mean dwelling or hut, a temporary house: a grog-shop. [Perh. from Ir. sean, old, tig, a house; others derive through Fr. chantier, a timber-yard, from L. cantherius, a rafter.]

2. Shanty

   shant′i, n. a song with boisterous drawling chorus, sung by sailors while heaving at the capstan, or the like—also Chant′y, Chant′ie.—n. Shant′yman, the leader of such a chorus. [Prob. from Fr. chanter, to sing.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shanty

   A small hut on or near a beach.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shanty

   This term for a hut or cabin first obtained currency in Canada, having been derived from the French settlers, who gave the name chantier to a hut erected in a dockyard under construction.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHANTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shanty is ranked #141140 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shanty surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shanty.
   
   88.1% or 104 total occurrences were White.
   4.2% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
   4.2% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Shelter
   • Work Song

How to pronounce shanty?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shanty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shanty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shanty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shanty in a Sentence

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   If a man knows the law, find out, though he live in a pine shanty, and resort to him. And if a man can pipe or sing, so as to wrap the imprisoned soul in an elysium; or can paint a landscape, and convey into souls and ochres all the enchantments of Spring or Autumn; or can liberate and intoxicate all people who hear him with delicious songs and verses; it is certain that the secret cannot be kept; the first witness tells it to a second, and men go by fives and tens and fifties to his doors.

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