Definition of scanter:
(adj) :
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
(adj) :
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
(adj) :
(cooking, of a measurement) Slightly diminished; just short of the amount described.
(v) :
(transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.
(v) :
(intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.
(n) :
A small piece or quantity.