Halt"er (-&etilde;r), n. One who halts or limps; a cripple.

Hal"ter (h&add;l"t&etilde;r), n. [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. hælftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.] A strong strap or cord. Especially: (a) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. (b) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. Shak.

No man e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law.

Hal"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haltered (-t&etilde;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Haltering.] To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter. "A haltered neck." Shak.

• A device of rope, straps etc, placed on the head of animal such as a horse to control it.
  
• A woman's garment covering the upper chest, a halter top.